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Alaska Nursing CE Courses

Last updated Mar 1, 2026

Alaska Nursing Continuing Education Requirements

RN Requirements

  • 30 CE hrs OR other competency options of continuing education each renewal period
  • RN/
  • 3 credit hours must be in ethics.

LPN Requirements

  • 30 CE hrs OR other competency options of continuing education each renewal period
  • LPN: Biennial renewal. (Alaska Commerce Department)
  • 3 credit hours must be in ethics.

APRN Requirements

  • 30 CE hours as one competency option of continuing education for advanced practice nurses
  • Renewal cycle: 2 years
  • Pharmacology: None identified
  • Required topic: Advanced pharmacology/therapeutics

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Alaska RN required courses

30 contact hours in this list, included with your yearly pass. Always confirm with your board before you renew.

This board names no specific required topic for RNs — any of our courses count toward your hours.

Elective courses

Pick from these to finish your hours. Every one is included with the yearly pass.

Registered nurse assessing an adult with heart failure in a hospital room, listening to lung sounds while reviewing cardiac rhythm, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, and fluid-balance findings.5 contact hours
Clinical Practice

Build practical nursing skills to assess, stabilize, educate, and coordinate care for adults with acute or chronic heart failure across care settings.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$25.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
A registered nurse seated at eye level with an adult patient in a private, uncluttered clinical room, using calm, attentive body language during a suicide safety assessment.6 contact hours
Behavioral Health

Build practical nursing skills to identify suicide risk, complete a focused assessment, protect patients from immediate harm, and coordinate evidence-based care.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$29.99($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
A charge nurse and staff nurse having a private, professional conversation near a hospital nurses’ station while another clinician safely assumes patient care.2 contact hours
Mandatory Reporting

Learn to recognize possible workplace impairment, protect patients, document objective findings, report through the correct channels, and support safe evaluation and recovery.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$10.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
A nurse's gloved hands disinfecting a bedside surface in a hospital room.4 contact hours
Infection Control

The role of infection control is to reduce and prevent the risk for hospital-acquired infections. To practice effective infection control practices, the healthcare professional must be knowledgeable of methods to prevent infection transmission. This training provides an overview on infection control and barrier precautions and covers the most current and scientifically accepted practices in infection control as recommended by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

Updated Mar 28, 2026
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$19.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
Registered nurse assessing an acutely ill adult in a critical care room while reviewing arterial pressure, cardiac rhythm, oxygen saturation, intravenous therapy, and peripheral perfusion.5 contact hours
Clinical Practice

Build rapid assessment and nursing management skills for distributive, cardiogenic, hypovolemic, and obstructive shock in adults and children.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$25.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
A registered nurse and a licensed practical nurse speaking with an adult patient and chosen support person in an accessible clinic room, with a qualified interpreter joining by video and culturally inclusive educational materials visible.3 contact hours
Cultural Competency

Build practical skills to deliver respectful, equitable, legally compliant nursing care across cultural, linguistic, religious, disability, military, age, racial, and identity differences.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$15.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
A registered nurse speaks privately with an older adult in a quiet examination room, seated at eye level while completing a respectful safety assessment.2 contact hours
Mandatory Reporting

Build skill in recognizing, assessing, documenting, reporting, and responding to suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of older adults.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$10.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
Registered nurse assessing an adult patient with kidney failure by checking blood pressure and examining a mature forearm arteriovenous fistula in a bright outpatient clinical setting.3 contact hours
Clinical Practice

Current nursing care for adults with kidney failure, including assessment, urgent complications, kidney replacement therapy, and person-centered care planning.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$15.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
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Alaska nursing CE questions

Straight from the Alaska board

What the board publishes
Verified Sep 15, 2026
Renewal period
RN/LPN: Biennial renewal. (Alaska Commerce Department)
RN requirement
30 CE OR 60 professional activity OR 320 practice hrs; 2 methods
LPN / LVN requirement
30 CE OR 60 professional activity OR 320 practice hrs; 2 methods
Mandatory topics
3 credit hours must be in ethics.
Required courses
RN: One option is 30 contact hours of continuing education. LPN: One option is 30 contact hours of continuing education. Other accepted options include 30 hours of uncompensated professional activities or 320 hours of nursing employment. (Alaska Commerce Department) Source: Alaska Board of Nursing.
Good to know
Alaska uses a continuing-competency system rather than a simple CE-only requirement. Before renewal, RN/LPN licensees must complete 2 of the accepted competency methods. The methods include CE, professional activities, and nursing employment. (Alaska Commerce Department) Source: Alaska Board of Nursing.
Alaska Board of Nursing
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 15, 2026
Advanced practice CE
30 CE hours as one competency option
Renewal period
2 years
Pharmacology
30 pharmacology contact hours. None identified
Who it applies to
APRNs
Controlled substances / opioids
None identified
Pain and opioid content
None identified
Prescriptive authority
None identified as a separate CE requirement
Who approves the course
Alaska Board of Nursing
Accepted providers
ANCC, ACCME, ACPE, NP certifying bodies, nurse anesthetist certifying bodies, or Board-approved sponsors

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