Texas RNs, LPNs, and APRNs must complete twenty (20) hours of continuing education every two years. All nurses who provide direct care to patients must complete a human trafficking course; we are currently working on having our course approved by the Texas Board of Nursing. All nurses must complete at least 2 contact hours of CE relating to nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics before the end of every third two-year licensing period. Nurses whose practice includes older or geriatric populations must complete 2 contact hours relating to older adult or geriatric populations. Any nurse who is employed in an emergency room (ER) setting, including any nurse who could float to an ER or have shifts scheduled in an ER, as well as any nurse employed under contractual, temporary, per diem, agency, traveling, or another employment relationship whose duties include working in an ER must complete at least 2 contact hours of CE relevant to forensic evidence collection and age- or population-specific nursing interventions that may be required by other laws and/or are necessary in order to assure evidence collection that meets requirements under the Government Code §420.031 regarding use of an Attorney General-approved evidence collection kit and protocol. APRNs with prescriptive authority must complete 5 contact hours related to pharmacotherapeutics. These hours are in addition to the 20 contact hours required. APRNs with prescriptive authority must also complete 4 contact hours pertaining to Pain Management and Prescription of Opioids. These hours can be counted toward the 20 total hours.

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