Nebraska Nursing CE Courses
Last updated Mar 1, 2026
Nebraska Nursing Continuing Education Requirements
RN Requirements
- At least 20 contact hours of nursing continuing education within the past two years. of continuing education each renewal period
- RN licenses expire on October 31st of each even-numbered year. LPN licenses expire on October 31st of each odd-numbered year.
- 20 hours of approved CE OR approved competency alternatives; no general mandatory topic identified
LPN Requirements
- At least 20 contact hours of nursing continuing education within the past two years. of continuing education each renewal period
- RN licenses expire on October 31st of each even-numbered year. LPN licenses expire on October 31st of each odd-numbered year.
- 20 hours of approved CE OR approved competency alternatives; no general mandatory topic identified
APRN Requirements
- None identified as a fixed APRN CE total
- Renewal cycle: 2 years
- Pharmacology: 3 hours opioid-prescribing CE for applicable NP/CNM requirements
- Required topic: None identified
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Nebraska RN required courses
21 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 hoursExplains how hypertension and chronic kidney disease reinforce one another and guides nurses in assessment, treatment, kidney replacement therapy, and patient education.
4 contact hoursRecognize suspected amniotic fluid embolism, initiate coordinated resuscitation, distinguish major mimics, and support hemorrhage and cardiac-arrest care.
3 contact hoursPrepares nurses to recognize, report, and respond to a potential or actual active shooter event while accounting for patients who cannot independently evacuate.
10 contact hoursApply current nursing ethics codes, structured reasoning, informed consent standards, advocacy practices, and professional accountability to common clinical dilemmas.
1 contact hoursRecognize workplace sexual harassment, respond safely, document objectively, report through appropriate channels, and protect patients and colleagues from retaliation.
Nebraska nursing CE questions
Straight from the Nebraska board
- Renewal period
- RN licenses expire on October 31st of each even-numbered year. LPN licenses expire on October 31st of each odd-numbered year.
- RN requirement
- 20 CE + 500 practice hrs/5 yrs or applicable pathway
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 20 CE + practice requirement
- Mandatory topics
- 20 hours of approved CE OR approved competency alternatives; no general mandatory topic identified
- Required courses
- RN/LPN: 20 hours of nursing continuing education from an approved provider is required when using the CE/practice pathway. The Board does not identify a general mandatory course topic for RN/LPN renewal. All 20 hours may be completed through home-study/internet courses under the applicable pathway. (Nebraska DHHS)
- Good to know
- Nebraska uses a continuing-competency system. A common pathway requires 500 hours of nursing practice during the previous 5 years + 20 CE contact hours from an approved provider during the previous 2 years. Other pathways include recent graduation, an approved refresher course, or current national specialty certification. Beginning with 2025 renewals, non-peer-reviewed educational offerings are not accepted. (Nebraska DHHS)
- Advanced practice CE
- None identified as a fixed APRN CE total
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 10 pharmacology contact hours. 3 hours opioid-prescribing CE for applicable NP/CNM requirements
- Who it applies to
- APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified as a separate CE requirement
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services / Board of Nursing
- Accepted providers
- Qualifying CE providers/organizations under Nebraska nursing regulations
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