CEUs and Texas

I haven't heard of that requirement.

Of having 20 CEUs at renewal?

[h=2]CNE Requirement[/h] "One method to demonstrate compliance with the continuing competency requirements is to complete 20 contact hours of CNE in the nurse's area of practice every two years coinciding with the nurse's license renewal [Board Rule 216.3(a)]. A contact hour is defined as 60 minutes of a clock hour [Board Rule 216.1(11)]. The CNE hours must be earned within the two-year period immediately preceding the license renewal, beginning with the first day after the renewal month until the last day of the subsequent renewal. For example, if a nurse is required to renew the nursing license in December 2015 (his/her birth month), then the CNE hours must be earned between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2015. Additional hours earned may not be carried over to the next renewal period."

Texas Board of Nursing - Education - Continuing Nursing Education & Competency

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the requirement?

Old Dude.. Have you not been getting your CEUs?

My state renews yearly and we must get 5 CEUs (if you work full time) up to 15 a year. The state doesn't care what the subject is. They just specify who can accredit the provider.

I was are of the 20 hours but not the CEs in any particular specialty...Area of Practice is the terminology and it is a pretty broad definition that doesn't identify it as specialty specific.

Area of Practice--Any activity, assignment, or task in which the nurse utilized nursing knowledge, judgment, or skills during the licensure renewal cycle. If a nurse does not have a current area of practice, the nurse may refer to his or her last area of practice or most recent area of practice.

Okay- I like your interpretation of the requirement better. That means my wound care CEUs should count. :)

I'm in Texas. As long as you hit 20 hours the area of speciality doesn't matter unless you are Advanced Practice, which since you are a school nurse I'm assuming you're not a NP.

Side note, in school nursing you probably do some basic wound care anyway so you could still count it that way too

I'm in Texas. As long as you hit 20 hours the area of speciality doesn't matter unless you are Advanced Practice, which since you are a school nurse I'm assuming you're not a NP.

Side note, in school nursing you probably do some basic wound care anyway so you could still count it that way too

we have several NPs in our local districts. Just saying.

It would be very easy to get 5 hours to replace the ones in question if you need to. There are lots of free online contact hours relating to seizures, asthma and diabetes, for example. Also, a lot are available in mental health issues. They are definitely applicable to school nurse practice.

I've been getting the hours, just not in a specific area of CE, like pediatrics or school nursing.

Gotcha!

we have several NPs in our local districts. Just saying.

That is awesome! I wish some of our local districts had providers on site. They just have the one medical director who signs the protocols and such for the nurses yearly but is not actually on campus ever. Some of those kids need medical attention but their parents either can't afford to bring them to the clinic or just refuse to.