New Jersey Advanced Practice Registered Nurses CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

New Jersey Nurses

In support of improving patient care, NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The New Jersey Board of Nursing accepts courses approved through an agency accredited through the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). NetCE is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). The ANCC is an accredited member through NCCA. Therefore, NetCE courses are accepted by the New Jersey Board of Nursing.

Continuing Education Requirement

The New Jersey Board of Nursing accepts NetCE courses.

RNs are required 30 contact hours every two years, including 1 hour on prescription opioid drugs, alternatives to opioids for managing and treating pain and the risks of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion. There is a one-time requirement of 1 contact hour of education on Organ and Tissue Donation and Recovery.

LPNs are required 30 contact hours every two years, including 1 hour on prescription opioid drugs, alternatives to opioids for managing and treating pain and the risks of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion.

APNs must maintain national certification; and complete the continuing education requirements for RN license renewal (30 contact hours every two years, including 1 hour on prescription opioid drugs, alternatives to opioids for managing and treating pain, and the risks of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion). The 30 hours for APN renewal must also include 2 hours related to end-of-life care. There is a one-time requirement of 1 contact hour of education on Organ and Tissue Donation and Recovery.

APNs authorized to prescribe are required an additional 6 hours, one-time only, in pharmacology related to controlled substances, including: pharmacologic therapy, addiction prevention and management, and issues concerning prescription opioid, including: responsible opioid prescribing, alternatives to opioids for managing and treating pain, the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion.

Beginning with DEA initial registrations or renewals starting June 27, 2023, all DEA-registered practitioners (with the exception of DVM-only license holders) are required 8 hours on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of a substance use disorder, one-time only.

All health care professionals who provide perinatal treatment and care to pregnant persons (certified nurse midwives, certified professional midwives, certified midwives licensed prior to effective date of this act; licensed professional nurses and practical nurses; physicians and physician assistants) are required one credit on implicit and explicit bias, every renewal period. Completion of a continuing education course pursuant to section 2, 3, 4, 5, or 7 of P.L. 2021/Ch 79 shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirement for the licensure or certification period in which the course was completed. (Pursuant to P.L. 2021, Chapter 79, C.26:2H-12.108, enacted 5/11/2021)

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For More Information

Please contact the New Jersey Board of Nursing at (973) 504-6430, or visit their website at https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Pages/default.aspx.

Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found at:
https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/regulations/Chapter-37-New-Jersey-Board-of-Nursing.pdf - All Licensees.