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Rhode Island APRN continuing education requirements
10 hours
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 10 hours
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- None identified as a separate APRN pharmacology CE requirement
- Who it applies to
- APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified as a separate APRN pharmacology requirement
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- Rhode Island Board of Nursing / Department of Health
- Accepted providers
- Qualifying CE providers recognized under RI nursing rules
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 2 years.
- RN requirement
- 10/2 yrs
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 12/2 yrs
- Mandatory topics
- 2 hrs substance abuse
- Required courses
- RN: 10 CE hours, including 2 hours substance abuse. LPN: 10 CE hours, including 2 hours substance abuse. Courses must be approved by the Rhode Island Board of Registration and Nursing Education or an accepted approving organization. (Rhode Island Department of Health)
- Good to know
- The current Rhode Island Department of Health states that nurses seeking renewal must complete 10 CE hours every 2-year licensing cycle. The previous information we had showing 12 hours for LPNs should therefore be corrected. (Rhode Island Department of Health)
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