South Carolina RNs and LPNs are required to satisfy the continuing competency requirement. This can be done by satisfying one of the following requirements during the licensure period/preceding two years: completion of thirty (30) contact hours from a continuing education provider recognized by the board, or maintenance of certification or re-certification by a national certifying body recognized by the board, or completion of an academic program of study in nursing or a related field recognized by the board, or verification of competency as evidenced by employer certification on a form approved by the Board. APRNs must maintain national certification. APRNs with prescriptive authority must have twenty (20) of the thirty (30) continuing education hours in pharmacotherapeutics with two (2) of the hours related to prescribing controlled substances.

See the South 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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