However, if the specific course Both nursing faculty and staff nurse educators As a nurse administrator, you must be familiar with many areas of nursing practice such as leadership, management, administration, finance, policy development, interdisciplinary teams, and All aspects I just moved to Texas and endorsed my license. What is meant by "initial licensure period"? A nurse newly licensed in Texas either by examination or endorsement from another state is exempt from the continuing nursing education requirement for the first licensure renewal period.
A nurse's initial license may be valid for a period ranging from six 6 to 29 months, depending on the nurse's birth date. Following the first license renewal, the nurse must meet continuing competency requirements for all following licensure renewal periods.
For instance, if your first Texas license became active on May 18, , the expiration will be set to move your license renewals to either an odd-numbered year or an even-numbered year based on your birth year.
If your birth date was January of an even year, then your initial license will expire on January 31, This is a fairly short period of time to comply with acquiring 20 contact hours or attaining an approved national nursing certification.
Thus, the initial licensure period is exempt from continuing competency requirements. I want to reactivate my license after being out of nursing for five years. What do I need to do? There are several steps you will need to complete. The Six-Month applications contain instructions, an overview of requirements, frequently asked questions, and a checklist.
How can I tell if my nursing certification is Board approved to meet continuing competency requirements? A certification must be in nursing and must be approved to meet the continuing competency requirements for licensure renewal Look on the website of your issuing organization as they may list the approval s they have received for the certification s they offer.
If it is listed, then the BON accepts that certification. A licensee who is authorized by the Board to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse APRN may either obtain 20 contact hours of targeted continuing education in the advanced practice role and population focus area recognized by the Board or attain, maintain, or renew the national certification recognized by the Board as meeting the certification requirement for the APRN role and population focus area of licensure; this will satisfy the requirements to renew both the RN license and APRN license.
An APRN who has Prescriptive Authority and who is utilizing the national certification recognized by the Board to meet the licensure renewal requirements must also complete at least five additional contact hours in pharmacotherapeutics within the preceding two years.
APRNs that have prescriptive authority and prescribe controlled substances must complete at least three additional contact hours of continuing education related to prescribing controlled substances. Certification may not be used to meet the continuing education requirements associated with prescriptive authority.
Please note that certification may not be used to meet certain mandatory continuing education requirements. For example, certification may not be used to meet the mandatory continuing education requirements related to Nursing Jurisprudence and Nursing Ethics The only certification s that may be used to meet the geriatric requirement are the American Nurses Credentialing Center Gerontological Nurse for the RN, or the designated geriatric related certification for the gerontology or gerontological advanced practice registered nurse.
What is the difference between a certificate of course completion and certification? Upon successful completion of a course, an attendee may be given a certificate of completion.
This is simply stating that on a particular date, the person finished a specific activity. This does not constitute certification, but rather is a method of showing course completion There are educational programs that might result in a certification, such as an emergency medical technician EMT certification, or certified nurse aide CNA ; however, these are not nursing certifications and therefore are not acceptable to meet the continuing competency requirements for nursing licensure renewal.
State organizations may offer a certification, but unless the certification was also approved by ABSNC, the certification would not meet the continuing competency requirements. There are certifications offered by organizations approved by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies NCCA ; many of those certifications are not nursing certifications.
Some of the certifications approved by NCCA may be achieved by a nurse but are not limited to nurses, instead are open to any of the health professions. Unless the certification is accredited by ABSNC , or has been approved by the Board, it would not meet the continuing competency requirements. What is the new requirement related to nursing jurisprudence and ethics continuing nursing education CNE? All nurses are required to complete at least two contact hours in nursing jurisprudence and ethics prior to the end of every third licensure renewal cycle.
The contact hours must be approved as continuing nursing education CNE This requirement cannot be met through an approved national nursing certification. In the Board Rules, Chapter , related to Continuing Competency, was amended to reflect the new requirements and became effective February 23, In the 83rd regular legislative session , Senate Bill SB required the Board to adopt rules implementing targeted continuing education related to nursing jurisprudence and ethics for a licensing period that begins on or after January 1, Required targeted continuing nursing education related to nursing jurisprudence and ethics provides a method of ensuring licensed nurses have updated information related to the Texas NPA and Board Rules at regular intervals.
When do I need to comply with the new targeted continuing nursing education in nursing jurisprudence and ethics? This requirement is effective with licensure renewal cycles that start after January 1, For example, consider a licensure cycle that began December 1, with a renewal date of November 30, The start of this licensure cycle is prior to January 1, therefore, a nursing jurisprudence and ethics course is not required in order to renew the license by the end of November However, this nurse is required to complete at least two contact hours in nursing jurisprudence and ethics between December 1, and November 30, , again between December 1, and November 30, , and continue to comply with the requirement before the end of every third two-year licensing cycle.
Another example is if a nursing license expires in January of , this requirement begins with the licensure cycle February 1, to January 31, Since the requirement must be met before the end of each third licensure cycle the nurse can choose anytime between February 1, and January 31, to meet the requirement and then continue to do so prior to the end of each third two year licensure renewal cycle.
Another way to think about this is as a once every six year requirement as long as the interval chosen falls within one grouping of three licensure renewal cycles and complies with the onset of the requirement. One of my colleagues told me that I had to take the nursing jurisprudence exam, is that true? If you are currently licensed to practice nursing in Texas you do not have to take the nursing jurisprudence exam.
The nursing jurisprudence exam is only required of applicants for initial licensure and nurses seeking licensure in Texas by endorsement. Neither the nursing jurisprudence exam nor the nursing jurisprudence exam prep course award CNE. Every nurse, including an advanced practice registered nurse APRN , is required to complete continuing nursing education CNE related to nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics that is approved for at least two contact hours. These contact hours must be from an approved CNE provider and may count towards the completion of the 20 contact hours of CNE required for licensure renewal.
Is the new nursing jurisprudence and ethics requirement for one course in nursing jurisprudence and ethics or do I have to take two separate courses, one in nursing jurisprudence and one course in nursing ethics? You may take a combined nursing jurisprudence and ethics course or you may take separate courses in nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics. However, you must complete at least two contact hours on these topics.
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APRNs with prescriptive authority must complete an additional 5 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutics every two years. APRNs who prescribe opioids must complete at least 1 contact hour annually 2 contact hours every two years that meets the requirements set forth by the Texas Pharmacy Board covering: best practices, alternative treatment options and multi-modal approaches to pain management that may include physical therapy, psychotherapy and other treatments.
APRNs licensed prior to September 1, and authorized to receive information from the Prescription Monitoring Program must complete a one-time, 2 contact hour course related to approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled substances. APRNs licensed after September 1, and authorized to receive information from the PMP must complete 2 hours of continuing education related to approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled substances no later than 1 year after the APRNs initial licensure date.
And, many CNE offerings may be located on the internet. Board-recognized credentialing agencies and providers have met nationally predetermined criteria to approve programs and providers of CNE and include:. Please note : Some of the above listed Board-recognized credentialing agencies and providers have authority to approve other CNE providers. Board-approved national nursing certifications have been determined to be substantively equivalent to the traditional CNE contact hours required by the BON for licensure renewal and include:.
Board Rule If a nurse does not have a current area of practice, the nurse may refer to his or her most recent area of practice. Continuing competency requirements must be earned within the two-year period immediately preceding license renewal, beginning on the first day of the month after the renewal month through the last day of the subsequent renewal. Additional hours earned may not be carried over to the next renewal period.
Click here to see a list of Board-recognized credentialing agencies and providers of CNE. Click here to see a list of Board-approved certifications. However, do note that all nurses must comply with the Nursing Jurisprudence and Nursing Ethics requirement discussed in Board Rule Forensic Evidence Collection Board Rule Content may also include documentation, history-taking skills, use of sexual assault kit, survivor symptoms, and emotional and psychological support interventions for victims.
Maintain record of course completion indefinitely, even if you change employment. Any nurse who performs a forensic examination on a sexual assault survivor must complete basic forensic evidence collection training or the equivalent education prior to performing the exam. This is a one-time requirement. Contact hours completed for this requirement do count towards completion of the 20 contact hours of CNE required for all nurses.
Board-approved certification related to forensic evidence collection may be used to fulfill this requirement. Any nurse whose practice includes older adult or geriatric populations is required to complete at least 2 contact hours of CNE relating to older adult or geriatric populations before the end of every licensing period applicable to licensing periods that began on or after January 1, Board-approved certification related to older adult or geriatric populations may be used to fulfill this requirement.
All nurses must complete at least 2 contact hours of CNE relating to 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, Certification may not be used to fulfill this requirement.
Only CNE is acceptable. Pharmacotherapeutics Board Rule Any APRN who holds prescriptive authority must complete at least 5 additional contact hours of continuing education in pharmacotherapeutics before the end of every licensing period. You can read the final copy of HB by clicking here. Prescription of Opioids Board Rule Any APRN licensed prior to September 1, , and authorized to receive information from the PMP must complete 2 hours of continuing education related to approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled substances no later than September 1, Human Trafficking Prevention Board Rule Any nurse who provides direct patient care must complete a human trafficking prevention course that is approved by the Executive Director of Texas Health and Human Services Commission HHSC that covers identifying and assisting victims of human trafficking before the end of every licensing period applicable to licensure renewals on or after September 1, CNE contact hours completed for this requirement may count towards completion of the 20 contact hours of CNE required for all nurses.
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