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Tennessee APRN continuing education requirements
10 CE hours as one RN competency option
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 10 CE hours as one RN competency option
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 2 pharmacology contact hours. 2 hours controlled-substance prescribing CE if APRN has a Certificate of Fitness
- Who it applies to
- APRNs with Certificate of Fitness / prescriptive authority
- Controlled substances / opioids
- Yes
- Pain and opioid content
- Yes
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes — Certificate of Fitness
- Who approves the course
- Tennessee Board of Nursing / Department of Health
- Accepted providers
- Qualifying CE under Tennessee continuing-competence rules
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 2 years.
- RN requirement
- Two continuing-competency items; 5 CE hrs is one option
- LPN / LVN requirement
- Two continuing-competency items; 5 CE hrs is one option
- Mandatory topics
- 5 hrs CE for active practice; nurses not practicing during the period may have additional requirements
- Required courses
- RN/LPN: Tennessee's current rules provide multiple ways to demonstrate continuing competence. CE may be used as one pathway. Action: Do not list the old 5/10-hour figures as the only requirement until the current Board rule is confirmed. Source: Tennessee Board of Nursing.
- Good to know
- Tennessee requires continuing competency for renewal. The nurse must complete the applicable CE/competency requirements before renewal. Your old information of 5 hours / 10 hours if not practicing should be treated as needing verification against the current Board rules rather than automatically carried forward.
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