Texas · Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
20 contact hours every 2 years · 5 mandatory topics.
At a glance
20 CE hours + 5h pharmacotherapeutics (if prescriptive authority) every 2 years.
2 hours forensic evidence collection required for initial licensure in emergency room settings
Required subject areas
Required subject areas for license renewal.
Forensic evidence collection (emergency room)
Initial licensure only
Older adults and geriatric populations
For APRNs working with this population
Nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics
Before end of every third two-year licensing period
Human trafficking prevention
Nurse.com cannot be used to fulfill this requirement
Pharmacology (controlled substances focus)
If APRN has prescriptive authority; 3+ hours on prescribing controlled substances
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