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Kansas Nursing CE Courses

Last updated Mar 1, 2026

Kansas Nursing Continuing Education Requirements

RN Requirements

  • 30 CNE hrs of continuing education each renewal period
  • RN/
  • No general mandatory topic identified

LPN Requirements

  • 30 CNE hrs of continuing education each renewal period
  • LPN: Biennial. The expiration date falls on the last day of the licensee's birth month; odd/even birth years determine the renewal year. (Kansas Department of Revenue)
  • No general mandatory topic identified

APRN Requirements

  • 30 of continuing education for advanced practice nurses
  • Renewal cycle: 2 years
  • Pharmacology: None identified
  • Required topic: None identified

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Kansas 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.

A diverse team of nurses and a patient participate in a respectful bedside discussion while a qualified interpreter supports communication.2 contact hours
Cultural Competency

Build practical skills to recognize and interrupt implicit bias in clinical decisions, communication, staffing, and systems of care.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$10.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
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 registered nurse sits at eye level with an adult patient in a private behavioral health room, using an open posture during a calm, trauma-informed assessment.2 contact hours
Behavioral Health

Build nursing competence in recognizing, assessing, triaging, and supporting evidence-based treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder across care settings.

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
Improving Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration1 contact hours
Clinical Practice
Free

To provide healthcare professionals an overview of common interprofessional communication and collaboration principles, and tools for conflict prevention within the healthcare setting.

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Kansas nursing CE questions

Straight from the Kansas board

What the board publishes
Verified Sep 15, 2026
Renewal period
RN/LPN: Biennial. The expiration date falls on the last day of the licensee's birth month; odd/even birth years determine the renewal year. (Kansas Department of Revenue)
RN requirement
30/2 yrs
LPN / LVN requirement
30/2 yrs
Mandatory topics
No general mandatory topic identified
Required courses
RN: 30 approved CNE contact hours. LPN: 30 approved CNE contact hours. No specific mandatory course topic is identified for the standard RN/LPN CNE requirement. CNE must be from an accepted provider. (Kansas Department of Revenue) Source: Kansas State Board of Nursing.
Good to know
30 approved CNE contact hours are required during the most recent licensing period. There is an exception for licenses expiring within 30 months following initial licensure examination and for licenses expiring within the first 9 months following reinstatement or endorsement. (Kansas Department of Revenue)
Kansas State Board of Nursing
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 15, 2026
Advanced practice CE
30
Renewal period
2 years
Pharmacology
None identified
Who it applies to
APRNs
Controlled substances / opioids
None identified
Pain and opioid content
None identified
Prescriptive authority
Yes
Who approves the course
Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN)
Accepted providers
KSBN-approved long-term providers and programs approved through KSBN

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