Massachusetts Nursing CE Courses
Last updated Mar 1, 2026
Massachusetts Nursing Continuing Education Requirements
RN Requirements
- 15 hrs of continuing education each renewal period
- RN/
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Training (Chapter 260) — hour count not stated
LPN Requirements
- 15 hrs of continuing education each renewal period
- LPN: Every 2 years.
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Training (Chapter 260) — hour count not stated
APRN Requirements
- 15 hours of continuing education for advanced practice nurses
- Renewal cycle: 2 years
- Pharmacology: None identified as a separate APRN pharmacology requirement
- Required topic: None identified
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Massachusetts RN required courses
15 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 hoursAfter completing this course, nurses will be able to distinguish common arthritic and arthritis-associated conditions using symptom patterns, examination findings, laboratory data, imaging, and synovial fluid results.
4 contact hoursBuild practical nursing knowledge of antibiotic classes, selection, resistance, adverse effects, administration, monitoring, and patient education.
2 contact hoursLearn to recognize depression and suicide risk in nurses, respond safely, create a collaborative safety plan, and support evidence-based workplace prevention.
4 contact hoursBuild practical skills to recognize frontotemporal dementia, support diagnostic evaluation, manage symptoms and safety risks, and provide person-centered nursing care.
1 contact hoursTo provide healthcare professionals an overview of common interprofessional communication and collaboration principles, and tools for conflict prevention within the healthcare setting.
Massachusetts nursing CE questions
Straight from the Massachusetts board
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 2 years.
- RN requirement
- 15/2 yrs
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 15/2 yrs
- Mandatory topics
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Training (Chapter 260) — hour count not stated
- Required courses
- RN: 15 contact hours every 2 years, including the applicable Chapter 260 Domestic and Sexual Violence training. LPN: Same 15-contact-hour requirement and applicable Chapter 260 training. (Massachusetts Government) Source: Massachusetts Department of Public Health / Board of Registration in Nursing.
- Good to know
- Massachusetts requires 15 contact hours for nursing license renewal. The Board also requires the Chapter 260 Domestic and Sexual Violence training. The state provides specific training information for this requirement. (Massachusetts Government)
- Advanced practice CE
- 15 hours
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- None identified as a separate APRN pharmacology requirement
- Who it applies to
- APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified as a recurring APRN CE requirement
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
- Accepted providers
- Licensee selects CE that meets Board regulatory requirements
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