NP · CRNA · CNM · CNS
New Hampshire APRN continuing education requirements
60 hours total
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 60 hours total
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 5 Pharmacology
- Who it applies to
- APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- New Hampshire Board of Nursing / Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
- Accepted providers
- National certification and qualifying CE activities
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 2 years.
- RN requirement
- 30/2 yrs
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 30/2 yrs
- Mandatory topics
- No specific mandatory course topic identified for general RN/LPN renewal
- Required courses
- RN: 30 CE hours per renewal period. LPN: 30 CE hours per renewal period. No additional general mandatory course topic is being added here unless specifically required by the current Board rule. Source: New Hampshire Board of Nursing.
- Good to know
- New Hampshire requires continuing education for renewal. CE must be completed within the applicable licensing period and documentation must be retained for Board review/audit. Source: New Hampshire Board of Nursing / Office of Professional Licensure and Certification.
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