Texas Nursing Continuing Education
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Texas Nursing CE Package
This convenient bundle of courses meets Texas CE requirements for your RN or LPN license renewal. Includes courses to fulfill mandatory subject requirements for older adult/geriatric care, human trafficking, and nursing jurisprudence and ethics.
- Alzheimer's Disease and Dementias: Insights for Early Detection and Care Planning30
Course Overview
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are complex conditions that impact cognitive function and daily life. Early detection and diagnosis are crucial for effective management and improving quality of life. Key concepts covered in this course include recognizing early warning signs, utilizing cognitive assessment tools like the MMSE and MoCA, and understanding both pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments. Developing comprehensive care plans and involving caregivers in the process are essential for providing holistic care and staying informed about emerging treatments and ongoing research is vital for advancing dementia care. By integrating these key concepts, healthcare professionals can better support patients and their families through the ongoing and evolving challenges of dementia.Learning OutcomesÂ
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:- Identify the warning signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
- Recognize the importance of early detection and diagnosis of dementia.
- Recognize a variety of tools to assess a patient’s cognition.
- Identify cognitive assessment and care planning billing codes.
- Apply appropriate communication techniques for discussing memory concerns with patients and their caregivers.
- Identify current treatments available for patients with dementia.
About the Author/PresenterÂ
Candace Pierce DNP, RN, CNE, COI, is a nurse leader committed to ensuring nurses are well-prepared and offered abundant opportunities and resources to enhance their skills acquisition and confidence at the bedside. With 15 years in nursing, she has worked at the bedside, in management, and in nursing education. She has demonstrated expertise and scholarship in innovation and design thinking in health care and education, and collaborative efforts within and outside of healthcare. Scholarship endeavors include funded grants, publications, and presentations. As a leader, Dr. Pierce strives to empower others to create and deploy ideas and embrace their professional roles as leaders, change agents, and problem solvers. In her position as the lead nurse planner for Elite, she works as a project engineer with subject matter experts to develop evidence-based best practices in continuing education for nurses and other healthcare professionals.Â
Audience/Accreditations and ApprovalsÂ
TRC Healthcare/ NetCEÂ
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.Â
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):Â
Nursing, PhysicianIf you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here:Â Contact Us
- Human Trafficking and Exploitation: The Texas Requirement50
Course Overview
Today, some label human trafficking as a form of "modern day slavery," and frequently, human trafficking has been linked to sex work and prostitution, although there are other forms of trafficking, such as forced labor and domestic work. Human trafficking can involve women, men, and children. Its victims experience a host of psychological problems, including post-traumatic stress, helplessness, and depression, due to the physical, sexual, and psychological abuse they have experienced. This course encompasses a basic overview of human trafficking. The course will attempt to provide practitioners with a glimpse of the realities of human trafficking victims' lives and the physical, psychological, social, and sexual abuse they experience. Specific interventions and responses are covered, including mental health, social services, educational, prevention, and legal efforts.Learning OutcomesÂ
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:- Define human trafficking.
- Identify the forms of human trafficking.
- Identify individual, family/relationship, community/organizational, and societal/cultural factors that contribute to human trafficking.
- Analyze the trafficking experience, including how traffickers recruit and the financial implications of trafficking.
- Explain the psychological, health, and social consequences of human trafficking.
- Utilize interviewing strategies to assess and identify victims and promote the ethical treatment of trafficking victims.
- Outline the healthcare professional’s responsibilities in identifying and assisting survivors of trafficking, including best practices for referral and collaboration.
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About the Author/PresenterÂ
Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW, received her Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University, School of Social Work. She has clinical experience in mental health in correctional settings, psychiatric hospitals, and community health centers. In 1997, she received her PhD from UCLA, School of Public Policy and Social Research. Dr. Yick Flanagan completed a year-long post-doctoral fellowship at Hunter College, School of Social Work in 1999. In that year she taught the course Research Methods and Violence Against Women to Masters degree students, as well as conducting qualitative research studies on death and dying in Chinese American families.
Previously acting as a faculty member at Capella University and Northcentral University, Dr. Yick Flanagan is currently a contributing faculty member at Walden University, School of Social Work, and a dissertation chair at Grand Canyon University, College of Doctoral Studies, working with Industrial Organizational Psychology doctoral students. She also serves as a consultant/subject matter expert for the New York City Board of Education and publishing companies for online curriculum development, developing practice MCAT questions in the area of psychology and sociology. Her research focus is on the area of culture and mental health in ethnic minority communities.
Audience/Accreditations and ApprovalsÂ
TRC Healthcare/ NetCEÂ
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.Â
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):Â
Counselor, Dental, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician, Psychology, Social WorkIf you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here:Â Contact Us
- Texas Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics20
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Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide basic knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of nursing in Texas in order to increase compliance and improve patient care. Texas nurses are legally obligated to be aware of standards that govern professional accountability. Information contained in this course is not intended to be used in lieu of lawful guidelines, but as a learning tool that increases the understanding of some regulations as they apply to nurses who are licensed within the state of Texas.
Learning OutcomesÂ
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:- Outline the pertinent levels of nursing practice in Texas and the general scope of practice of each.
- Identify specific laws and rules related to the practice of nursing in Texas.
- Differentiate between ethical and legal practice.
- Discuss the legal and ethical requirements related to professional boundaries and unprofessional conduct in nursing.Â
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About the Author/PresenterÂ
Mary Franks, MSN, APRN, FNP-C ÂMary is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and NetCE Nurse Planner. She works as a Nurse Division Planner for NetCE and a per diem nurse practitioner in urgent care in Central Illinois. Mary graduated with her Associate’s degree in nursing from Carl Sandburg College, her BSN from OSF Saint Francis Medical Center college of Nursing in 2013, and her MSN with a focus on nursing education from Chamberlain University in 2017. She received a second master’s degree in nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Chamberlain University in 2019. She is an adjunct faculty member for a local university in Central Illinois in the MSN FNP program. Her previous nursing experience includes emergency/trauma nursing, critical care nursing, surgery, pediatrics, and urgent care. As a nurse practitioner, she has practiced as a primary care provider for long-term care facilities and school-based health services. She enjoys caring for minor illnesses and injuries, prevention of disease processes, health, and wellness. In her spare time, she stays busy with her two children and husband, coaching baseball, staying active with her personal fitness journey, and cooking. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nursing, for which she is a member of the bylaws committee. Â
Audience/Accreditations and ApprovalsÂ
TRC Healthcare/ NetCEÂ
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.Â
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):Â
Nursing
ÂIf you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here:Â Contact Us
- Dizziness and Vertigo105
Course Overview
Dizziness is a nonspecific term used by patients to describe symptoms related to vestibular dysfunction, presyncope, disequilibrium, psychiatric disorders, and other etiologies. A primary complaint of dizziness accounts for 5.6 million clinic visits annually in the United States. Accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of dizziness is very important. Dizziness and vertigo in the elderly elevates risks for falls, the leading cause of disability and death from injury in this population. However, considerable practice variations exist in the management of dizziness and vertigo. This variance between guideline recommendations and clinical practice suggests an important role for educational intervention.Learning OutcomesÂ
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:- Identify models used to describe vertigo and dizziness.
- Outline anatomy and physiology of structures involved in vestibular disorders.
- List peripheral etiologies of vertigo.
- Describe the clinical presentations of central etiologies of vertigo.
- Discuss the causes and underlying pathophysiology of other dizziness/vertigo etiologies (e.g., trauma).
- Devise a best practice, cost-effective diagnostic workup for patients presenting with dizziness and/or vertigo.
- Apply diagnostic reasoning and appropriate clinical evaluation and management strategies to the differential diagnosis of dizziness and vertigo.
- Compare and contrast pharmacotherapy agents that may be used to manage vertigo and dizziness.
- Analyze the role of vestibular rehabilitation in the clinical management of dizziness/vertigo.
- Describe other approaches to the management of specific dizziness etiologies.
- Outline preventive approaches and safety considerations for patients with dizziness/vertigo.
About the Author/PresenterÂ
Mark Rose, BS, MA, LP, is a licensed psychologist in the State of Minnesota with a private consulting practice and a medical research analyst with a biomedical communications firm. Earlier healthcare technology assessment work led to medical device and pharmaceutical sector experience in new product development involving cancer ablative devices and pain therapeutics. Along with substantial experience in addiction research, Mr. Rose has contributed to the authorship of numerous papers on CNS, oncology, and other medical disorders. He is the lead author of papers published in peer-reviewed addiction, psychiatry, and pain medicine journals and has written books on prescription opioids and alcoholism published by the Hazelden Foundation. He also serves as an Expert Advisor and Expert Witness to law firms that represent disability claimants or criminal defendants on cases related to chronic pain, psychiatric/substance use disorders, and acute pharmacologic/toxicologic effects. Mr. Rose is on the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis-based International Institute of Anti-Aging Medicine and is a member of several professional organizations.
Audience/Accreditations and ApprovalsÂ
TRC Healthcare/ NetCEÂ
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.Â
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):Â
Nursing, PhysicianIf you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here: Contact Us
Texas Nursing Continuing Education Packages
These CE packages were designed specifically to meet your Texas nursing license requirements, including mandatory topics.
Mandatory CE Courses
These course topics are required by the state of Texas for nursing license renewal.
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FAQs
Texas RNs and LVNs need 20 contact hours of continuing education every 2-year renewal cycle. Of those, 2 hours are mandatory and 18 are electives. APNs with prescriptive authority need 25 hours total.
All Texas nurses must complete an HHSC-approved Human Trafficking Prevention course each renewal. After March 12, 2025, only courses listed on the HHSC website meet this requirement. Additionally, 2 hours of Nursing Ethics are required every third biennium (every 6 years). Nurses providing older adult or geriatric care need 2 additional hours in that specialty.
Texas nursing licenses renew every 2 years based on your individual birth month, so expiration dates vary by nurse. Check your specific renewal date through the Texas Board of Nursing website at bon.texas.gov. All required CE hours must be completed before your renewal date.
Yes. Texas has no online limitations. All 20 required contact hours (or 25 for APNs with prescriptive authority) can be completed through Texas Board of Nursing-approved online providers.
Texas APNs with prescriptive authority need 25 total hours per cycle, including 5 hours of Pharmacotherapeutics and 4 hours (2 annually) of Safe and Effective Pain Management for controlled substances, in addition to the standard mandatory topics. DEA-registered APNs must also complete a one-time 8-hour MATE Act training.
Yes. Texas ER nurses must complete a one-time 2-hour CE course on forensic evidence collection within 2 years of initial emergency room employment. These hours count toward your 20-hour total. Nurses performing forensic examinations also need one-time basic forensic evidence collection training.
Yes. Elite Learning is an approved provider of continuing education recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing. All applicable courses are clearly marked as meeting Texas BON requirements, and completion is reported in accordance with Texas board rules.
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