District of Columbia Nursing CE Courses
Last updated Mar 1, 2026
District of Columbia Nursing Continuing Education Requirements
RN Requirements
- Verify current requirement
- RN/
- at least ten percent (10%) of the their required total continuing education in the public health priorities of the District of Columbia
LPN Requirements
- Verify current requirement
- LPN: Every 2 years, with RN/LPN/APRN renewal due September 30 of odd-numbered years. (Guam Health Licensing Office)
- at least ten percent (10%) of the their required total continuing education in the public health priorities of the District of Columbia
APRN Requirements
- Verify current requirement
- RN/
- at least ten percent (10%) of the their required total continuing education in the public health priorities of the District of Columbia
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District of Columbia RN required courses
24 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.
4 contact hoursPrepare nurses to recognize, assess, monitor, and safely manage alcohol withdrawal while preventing complications and supporting ongoing treatment.
2 contact hoursBuild nursing skills for recognizing, evaluating, treating, and supporting people across the Alzheimer’s disease continuum using person-centered orientation and reminiscence approaches.
3 contact hoursThe purpose of this course is to provide healthcare providers with an overview of arterial blood gas interpretation, and acidosis and alkalosis conditions.
3 contact hoursAfter completing this course, the nurse will be able to connect psychotropic medication mechanisms with indications, expected responses, common adverse effects, and urgent safety concerns.
2 contact hoursThe skin limits fluid loss, regulates temperature, supports sensation and immune surveillance, and protects deeper structures from mechanical, chemical, thermal, and microbial injury. A wound compromises these functions. This course classifies common acute and chronic wounds, explains overlapping phases of tissue repair, and identifies local or systemic findings that require escalation.
2 contact hoursAfter completing this course, nurses will be able to distinguish organ donation from tissue donation, explain living and deceased donation pathways, and describe current standards for determining death by neurologic or circulatory criteria.
1 contact hoursRecognize workplace sexual harassment, respond safely, document objectively, report through appropriate channels, and protect patients and colleagues from retaliation.
4 contact hoursA practical nursing overview of muscular dystrophies, with emphasis on recognition, diagnosis, Duchenne care, complication surveillance, and interdisciplinary management.
3 contact hoursBuild nursing competence in assessing, educating, and monitoring patients who use medical cannabis or cannabidiol while accounting for evidence, interactions, safety, and law.
District of Columbia nursing CE questions
Straight from the District of Columbia board
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 2 years, with RN/LPN/APRN renewal due September 30 of odd-numbered years. (Guam Health Licensing Office)
- RN requirement
- 24/2 yrs
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 24/2 yrs
- Mandatory topics
- at least ten percent (10%) of the their required total continuing education in the public health priorities of the District of Columbia
- Required courses
- RN: 30 CE hours during the renewal period. LPN: 30 CE hours during the renewal period. The current Board rule does not identify a specific mandatory subject-hour breakdown for the standard 30 hours. First renewal: possible exemption under the Board rule. (DPHSS)
- Good to know
- Guam requires evidence of CE completed within the renewal period. First-time RN/LPN renewals may be exempt if the initial license was obtained by NCLEX within the preceding 6 months. The Guam Board rules also provide consequences/alternative requirements when the 30 hours are not met. (DPHSS)
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