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Delaware APRN continuing education requirements
30 RN CE hours
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 11, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 30 RN CE hours
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- None identified as APRN-specific pharmacology
- Who it applies to
- Active APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- None identified
- Who approves the course
- Delaware Board of Nursing
- Accepted providers
- Board-approved CE providers
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 11, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 2 years. (Delaware DNREC)
- RN requirement
- 30/2 yrs + practice/attestation; RN substance-abuse CE
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 30/2 yrs + practice/attestation
- Mandatory topics
- 3 hrs substance abuse; additional competency/practice requirements apply
- Required courses
- RN: 30 CE hours per full renewal period, including 3 hours substance abuse. LPN: 24 CE hours per full renewal period, including 3 hours substance abuse. First-renewal and endorsement/reinstatement exceptions can reduce the required hours. (Delaware DNREC) Source: Delaware Board of Nursing.
- Good to know
- CE varies for the first renewal depending on how and when the license was issued. For subsequent full renewal periods, RN = 30 hours and LPN = 24 hours. Delaware also requires 3 CE hours in substance abuse. (Delaware DNREC) Source: Delaware Division of Professional Regulation / Board of Nursing.
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