Free Nursing Continuing Education Programs - 100+ contact hours

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Please contact the Admin Team via Help Desk link if you know of a professional organization offering free nursing contact hours/ CEU's for review and possible inclusion on this list.

NRSKarenRN

States Requiring Continuing Education:

Please check your state Board of Nursing for requirements as some require specific courses to meet licensure. Link to Boards of Nursing

found bottom of every Allnurses web page.

ALABAMA

24 hours/two years

ALASKA

30 hours/two years

ARKANSAS

15 hours/two years

CALIFORNIA

30 hours/two years

DELAWARE

RN: 30 hours/two years

LPN: 24 hours/two years

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

RN: 24 hours/two years

LPN: None required

FLORIDA

24 hours/two years

ILLINOIS

20 hours/two years

IOWA

36 hours/three-year license

24 hours/license issued less than three years

KANSAS

30 hours/two years

KENTUCKY

14 hours/year

LOUISIANA

Full time RN: Five hours/year

Part-time RN: 10 hours/year

Inactive RN: 15 hours/yr

MASSACHUSETTS

15 hours/two years

MICHIGAN

25 hours/two years

MINNESOTA

RN: 24 hours/two years

LPN: 12 hours/two years

NEBRASKA

20 hours/two years

NEVADA

30 hours/two years

NEW HAMPSHIRE

30 hours/two years

NEW JERSEY

30 hours/two years

NEW MEXICO

30 hours/two years

NEW YORK

Five hours/four years

NORTH CAROLINA

30 hours (or 15 hours + other nursing activities)/two years

NORTH DAKOTA

12 hours/two years

OHIO

24 hours/two years

PENNSYLVANIA

30 hours/two years

PUERTO RICO

36 hours/three years

RHODE ISLAND

10 hours/two years

SOUTH CAROLINA

30 hours/two years

TEXAS

20 hours/two years

UTAH

30 hours (or 15 hours and 200 licensed practice hours)/two years

WEST VIRGINIA

RN: 12 hours/two years

LPN: 24 hours/two years

WYOMING

20 hours/two years (or other nursing activities)

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Please provide feedback regarding these courses in this thread:

Discuss Free Nursing Education Programs - 100+ contact hours

[MrChicagoRN, RN]

Why did I never see this before?

>bump

[iggywench, BSN, RN]

Texas requires 20 hours every two years. There are a lot of free CE courses on txhealthsteps.org. Most relate to pedi, but there are some really good topics. The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) also offers many free courses to its members.

[Not Your Nurse]

Thank you!

[Tampa121]

Thank you, Karen, this list is great. I will be taking some of these courses and pass along to my peers.

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Hi:

I've reviewed and updated free CE articles list -removed expired courses, added new ones and updated links. Please PM me for any link issues.

Note: Links updated 3/8/15. Several courses listed to expire 3/31/15 but may be updated to next yr.

[ASPIRING2BGREAT]

New to this, thanks a bunch!

[strawberryluv, BSN, RN]

Thanks for this! I will use them.

[RussiaN]

Thank you, Karen! I have been refreshing my license every two years and then stopped doing so due the fact that I haven't been working as a nurse. Now I am thinking of renewing my Illinois license. These free CE classes are fine and good, tank you very much, but do they provide the legit certificates of completion, so I could submit mine here in Illinois after getting my required 20 hours?

[jennifer_gail]

Medlineuniversity.org has quite a few as well, and all are free.