TexasNursing CEUs

Yes. CE Ready is Texas Board of Nursing approved and ANCC accredited, so you can complete Texas nursing CEUs online and use them toward renewal requirements.

Yes. CE Ready offers a 2-hour jurisprudence course: Texas Nursing Laws and Rules, designed to fulfill Texas’s mandatory requirement.

APRN continuing competency follows the same core standard (20 contact hours or qualifying national certification). If an APRN holds prescriptive authority, Texas requires at least 5 additional contact hours in pharmacotherapeutics within the licensing period. Some opioid-related education requirements may apply depending on authority and practice, and the rule includes specific effective/expiration dates for certain items.

Texas nurses can meet renewal requirements by completing 20 contact hours of continuing nursing education (CNE) in the nurse’s area of practice or by maintaining/renewing a Board-approved national nursing certification in the nurse’s area of practice.

Texas requires at least 2 contact hours in nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics before the end of every third two-year licensing period (applicable to licensing periods that began on or after January 1, 2014). These hours count toward the 20-hour CNE total.

Possibly. Texas includes targeted requirements based on what you do: Human Trafficking Prevention: required for nurses (including APRNs) who provide direct patient care, using an HHSC-approved course. This course is offered free by Texas Health and Human Services. Care of the older adult: required (or specialty certification) if your practice includes older adult/geriatric populations. Forensic Evidence Collection: applies to certain nurses (e.g., performing forensic exams or working in ER settings), with specific one-time timing rules. Texas also places responsibility on the licensee to maintain records of CNE completion. CE Ready provides downloadable completion certificates to help you stay organized.