Substance Use Disorder – Access to Treatment, Prevention, and Relapse Management N212B
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North Carolina Advanced Practice Nurse CEU Requirements
North Carolina Advanced Practice Registered Nurses are required to maintain national certification or complete continuing education hours. The number of hours depends on your particular specialty. Learn more about North Carolina license requirements below.
North Carolina APRN License Renewal Requirements
North Carolina Advanced Practice Registered Nurses are required to maintain national certification or complete continuing education hours. The number of hours depends on your particular specialty. Nurse Practitioners are required to maintain national certification or complete fifty (50) continuing education hours, twenty (20) of which must be approved by the ANCC. APRNs with prescriptive authority must complete a 1-hour course on safe prescribing practices. See the North Carolina Board of Nursing for more information.
All our courses are ANCC accredited and will help you satisfy your continuing education requirements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are there continuing education requirements for North Carolina Advanced Practice Registered nurses?
North Carolina Advanced Practice nurses must maintain national certification or complete fifty (50) continuing education hours, twenty (20) of which must be approved by the ANCC.
When is the nurse re-licensure deadline for North Carolina Advanced Practice Registered nurses?
North Carolina licenses expire every two years on the licensee’s birth month.
Are there any mandatory continuing education requirements for North Carolina Advanced Practice Registered nurses?
There is a mandatory continuing competency requirement which may be satisfied through continuing education.
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 to complete 8 hours of one-time training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.
For more detailed requirements, please visit the North Carolina Nursing Board.
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Featured North Carolina Courses
View featured courses for North Carolina below. A sortable list of all North Carolina advanced practice nurse courses is available here.
Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace N217B
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Safe and Effective Prescription of Controlled Substances N223D
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Chiropractic Care: Pediatrics N277C
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Empathy in the Clinician-Patient Relationship and in Telemedicine N350B
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Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping N444B
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Human Sexuality Across the Lifespan N519
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Eating Disorders – A Focus on Hispanic Americans N467
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NurseCE4Less is nationally accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and has been providing nursing continuing education for well over a decade. Additionally, we maintain certification with the Florida Board of Nursing, California Board of Registered Nursing and are integrated with CE Broker for next day reporting in applicable states.