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New Jersey APRN continuing education requirements
30 hours
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 11, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 30 hours
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 6 pharmacology contact hours. None identified as a separate APRN pharmacology requirement
- Who it applies to
- APNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- Yes
- Pain and opioid content
- Yes — controlled-substance/prescribing content should be included where applicable
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- New Jersey Board of Nursing / Division of Consumer Affairs
- Accepted providers
- Board-recognized CE providers/qualifying educational organizations
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 11, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 2 years.
- RN requirement
- 30/2 yrs
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 30/2 yrs
- Mandatory topics
- At least one credit of continuing education in topics concerning prescription opioid drugs.
- Required courses
- RN: 30 contact hours, including 1 hour prescription-opioid education. The old organ/tissue-donation requirement was a one-time requirement for certain RNs and should not be presented as a recurring every-renewal course. LPN: 30 contact hours, including 1 hour prescription-opioid education. (New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs)
- Good to know
- New Jersey requires 30 contact hours of continuing professional education during each biennial period. Courses must be offered by an approved provider. Up to 15 excess contact hours may be carried forward to the next renewal period. (New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs)
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