New Hampshire Nursing CE Courses
Last updated Mar 1, 2026
New Hampshire Nursing Continuing Education Requirements
RN Requirements
- 30 hrs of continuing education each renewal period
- RN/
- No specific mandatory course topic identified for general RN/LPN renewal
LPN Requirements
- 30 hrs of continuing education each renewal period
- LPN: Every 2 years.
- No specific mandatory course topic identified for general RN/LPN renewal
APRN Requirements
- 60 hours total of continuing education for advanced practice nurses
- Renewal cycle: 2 years
- Pharmacology: 5 Pharmacology
- Required topic: Pharmacology; opioid/pain/SUD component where applicable
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New Hampshire 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.
2 contact hoursBuild practical skills to recognize and interrupt implicit bias in clinical decisions, communication, staffing, and systems of care.
3 contact hoursBuild nursing skills to assess chronic pain, set functional goals, apply multimodal treatment, reduce medication-related harm, and coordinate person-centered care.
3 contact hoursBuild practical nursing skills to recognize possible sex or labor trafficking, provide trauma-informed care, meet reporting duties, document findings, and coordinate safe referrals.
10 contact hoursApply current nursing ethics codes, structured reasoning, informed consent standards, advocacy practices, and professional accountability to common clinical dilemmas.
2 contact hoursBuilds nursing skill in recognizing, stabilizing, documenting, and reporting suspected child maltreatment and abusive pediatric head trauma.
2 contact hoursLearn to recognize depression and suicide risk in nurses, respond safely, create a collaborative safety plan, and support evidence-based workplace prevention.
3 contact hoursA practical, evidence-based course on HIV transmission, testing, treatment as prevention, PrEP, PEP, and management of occupational exposure.
4 contact hoursBuild practical nursing skills for recognizing autism, supporting assessment, adapting care, managing health needs, and partnering with autistic people and families across the lifespan.
New Hampshire nursing CE questions
Straight from the New Hampshire board
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 2 years.
- RN requirement
- 30/2 yrs
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 30/2 yrs
- Mandatory topics
- No specific mandatory course topic identified for general RN/LPN renewal
- Required courses
- RN: 30 CE hours per renewal period. LPN: 30 CE hours per renewal period. No additional general mandatory course topic is being added here unless specifically required by the current Board rule. Source: New Hampshire Board of Nursing.
- Good to know
- New Hampshire requires continuing education for renewal. CE must be completed within the applicable licensing period and documentation must be retained for Board review/audit. Source: New Hampshire Board of Nursing / Office of Professional Licensure and Certification.
- Advanced practice CE
- 60 hours total
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 5 Pharmacology
- Who it applies to
- APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- New Hampshire Board of Nursing / Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
- Accepted providers
- National certification and qualifying CE activities
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