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How many CE hours does a nurse need to renew a license in Nevada?

Nevada RNs and LPNs complete 30 hours of nursing-related CE per renewal cycle, including cultural competency, unless it is their first renewal and they earned their degree within the last two years. New graduates still take the cultural competency course and the one-time bioterrorism course.

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The rule, fact by fact

Course hours
30 hours of nursing-related CE per renewal cycleAt least four of those hours must be on cultural competency.
Verified. nevadanursingboard.org (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Agency
Nevada State Board of NursingIt conducts random audits of renewals.
Same source and date as above
Valid for
The renewal period goes back two years from when the renewal is submittedYou can renew online in a window before the license expires.
Verified. nevadanursingboard.org (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Who needs it
All renewing RNs and LPNsNew nurses are exempt from the 30 hours in their first period after they graduate.
Same source and date as above
Rule
NAC 632.343 exempts the first biennial period after graduation from the 30 CEsNew nurses still take the cultural competency and bioterrorism courses.
Same source and date as above

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check whether this is your first renewal after graduating. New nurses who earned their degrees within the last two years do not have to earn 30 CEs for their first renewal. They still complete the one-time, four-hour bioterrorism CE requirement and the four-hour cultural competency course.

  2. Step 2. Pick a course from a provider the Board accepts. A provider is accepted if it is an academic institution, has a Nevada CE provider number, has the sign-off of another state nursing board or health-related board, or is recognized by one of the organizations the Board names, among them the National League for Nursing. Take a course designed to increase or improve a nurse’s knowledge, skill or ability related to the authorized scope of practice of the nurse.

  3. Step 3. Complete 30 hours of nursing-related CE per renewal cycle. At least 4 of them are cultural competency, from courses the Nevada Board of Nursing approved, and you take those each renewal cycle. Take the one-time bioterrorism course too. If you provide or supervise emergency medical services in a hospital or primary care, you also need at least 2 hours on HIV stigma, discrimination and unrecognized bias within 2 years after you begin that work.

  4. Step 4. Keep your certificates. The renewal application asks you to affirm you are in compliance, and the Board conducts random audits. If the Board selects you, you show proof of completion of all your CE for the most recent renewal period.

Before you pay

Before you pay a provider, check that the Board accepts it. We haven’t confirmed a course price.

Questions

How do I count contact hours?

60 minutes of participation in nurse CE equals one contact hour. For college credit taken as part of an education program to obtain a higher nursing degree, one semester credit equals 15 contact hours and one quarter credit equals 10 contact hours.

Does training from my employer count toward cultural competency?

It can. If your facility gave you the cultural competency training required by NRS 449.103 and the Nevada Board of Nursing approved it, that training counts toward your cultural competency requirement.

When can I submit my renewal?

Renewal applications can be submitted online within 60 days of your current expiration date. The renewal fee is $100. If you submit after your expiration date, you pay an additional $100, and the Board has no grace period.

What to do next

Read the Board’s CE page for nurses in full.

nevadanursingboard.org

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