Virginia Registered Nurse CEU Requirements
Virginia has a continued competency requirement, which may be satisfied with continuing education. Learn more about Virginia license requirements below.
Virginia RN License Renewal Requirements
Virginia has a continued competency requirement. The continuing competency requirement may be satisfied by: providing current specialty certification by a national certifying organization, as defined in 18VAC90-19-10; completion of a minimum of three credit hours of post-licensure academic education relevant to nursing practice, offered by a regionally accredited college or university; taking a board-approved refresher course in nursing; completing a nursing-related, evidence-based practice project or research study; completing a publication as the author or co-author during a renewal cycle; teaching or developing a nursing-related course resulting in no less than three semester hours of college credit, a 15-week course, or specialty certification; teaching or developing nursing-related continuing education courses for up to 30 contact hours; completing fifteen contact hours of workshops, seminars, conferences, or courses relevant to the practice of nursing and 640 hours of active practice as a nurse; or thirty contact hours of workshops, seminars, conferences, or courses relevant to the practice of nursing.
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 Virginia Registered nurses?
Yes, but it is called a continuing competency requirement. You can satisfy this requirement with fifteen (15) or thirty (30) hours of continuing education, depending on how many active practice hours you have completed, or any of the other ways mentioned previously.
When is the nurse re-licensure deadline for Virginia Registered nurses?
Virginia licenses expire every 2 years. If you were born in an even-numbered year, then your license expires at the end of your birth month every even-numbered year. If you were born in an odd-numbered year, then your license expires at the end of your birth month every odd-numbered year.
Are there any mandatory continuing education requirements for Virginia Registered nurses?
There are no mandatory continuing education topics or courses so you can take whatever topics are most relevant to your area of practice and interest.
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Featured Virginia Courses
View featured courses for Virginia below. A sortable list of all Virginia registered nurse courses is available here.
Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace N217B
Safe and Effective Prescription of Controlled Substances N223D
Chiropractic Care: Pediatrics N277C
Palliative and Hospice Care N183D
Empathy in the Clinician-Patient Relationship and in Telemedicine N350B
Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping N444B
Human Sexuality Across the Lifespan N519
Eating Disorders – A Focus on Hispanic Americans N467
Advance Directives and Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders N070C
Geriatrics Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders in the Older Adult N488
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Suicide Prevention N509
Accreditation Approval Statements
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.