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Please click the link below for
information on how to determine whether a CE provider is approved by the Nevada
State Board of Nursing.
Please note: MEDCEU is not an
approved CE provider.
Continuing
Education/Training FAQs
How
many CEs/CNA training hours are required for renewal?
The Nevada Nurse Practice Act requires all renewing RNs and LPNs to complete 30
hours of nursing-related continuing education and all renewing CNAs to complete
24 hours of CNA-related continuing training within the license/certificate
renewal period. It also
requires APNs to take an additional 15 CEs directly related to their specialties
and CRNAs to take an additional 15 hours of CEs in pharmacology. Also, the Nurse
Practice Act requires RNs and LPNs to complete the one-time required
bioterrorism course.*
*While the legislature
didn’t mandate the course for CNAs, the Board highly encourages them to take
it as part of their 24-hour continuing education/training renewal requirement.
New nurses may be exempt from CE requirement for first renewal
According to NAC 632.343, licensees are exempt from the requirement to
earn 30 CEs for renewal “for the first biennial period after graduation.”
Therefore, new nurses who have earned their degrees within the last two years do
not have to earn 30 CEs for their first renewal. However, they do need to
complete the one-time, four-hour, bioterrorism CE requirement.
How
do I submit my CEs/CNA training hours to the Board?
Rather than requiring nurses
and CNAs to submit their continuing education/training certificates at the time
of renewal, the renewal application asks applicants to affirm (swear) they are
in compliance with the continuing education/training requirement and reminds
them to retain copies of their certificates for four years in case of audit.
Then, the Board conducts random audits to ensure compliance. Failure to
complete the continuing education within the renewal period, or failure to
produce evidence of CE/training completion when audited, may result in
disciplinary action.
What
are approved continuing education/training providers?
If
a continuing education provider is an academic institution, has a Nevada
continuing education provider number, is approved by another state nursing board
or health-related board*, or is recognized by one of the organizations below, it
is accepted by the Nevada State Board of Nursing.
·
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
·
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
·
American Nurse Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation
·
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and
Practitioners
·
National League for Nursing
*Examples
of health-related boards include the Boards of Medical Examiners, Pharmacy, and
Social Workers
What
continuing education/training courses can I take?
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Looking for
a provider? Check with your human resources/staff development office, or
try a web search, using key words like “Nurse (or CNA) continuing
education.”
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What kind
of course can I take? A course which is designed to increase or improve
a nurse’s or CNA’s knowledge, skill or ability related to the authorized
scope of practice of the nurse or CNA (CNAs, please refer to the CNA Skills
Guidelines).
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I can’t
find the classes the Board ordered me to take. Call the Board at
888-590-6726 and you will be directed to someone who can help you.
Please
note: Make sure the continuing education/training provider is accepted by the
Board.
How
many CEs/CNA training hours does a course equal?
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60 minutes of
participation in nurse CE equals one contact hour
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One hour of
participation in CNA inservice training equals one contact hour
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College credit
(if taken as part of education program to obtain higher nursing degree;
includes prerequisites)—one credit (semester) equals 15 contact hours, one
credit (quarter) equals 10 contact hours
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