Washington Continuing Education Requirements for Nurses and License Renewal

Meet your Washington nursing CE requirements with ease. If you'd like a refresher on what's needed to renew your license, see the requirements below.

2 Mandatory Hours
6 Elective Hours
8 Total Hours
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Here's what you need to renew your Washington Nursing license

The information below is a summary of the minimum requirements set forth by the Washington State Department of Health, Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission. For a more detailed requirements breakdown, please see the board's site.
If you hold Nursing licenses in multiple states, please make sure to check each state's requirements.

Washington Nursing: RN (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 8
Mandatory Hours: 2
Elective Hours: 6
Renewal Cycle in Years: 1

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Mandatory Subjects:

  • NEW! 2 hours - Health Equity
    All RNs have until their 2026 renewal date to complete 2 hours of health equity CE. After 2026 renewal, nurses must complete 2 hours of health equity CE every renewal period.

Additional information for renewals:

  • 6 hours - Suicide Prevention, 1-time requirement
  • 96 practice hours due every year

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Online Limitations

There are no online limitations.

Roster

No roster required

Governing Agency

Name: Washington State Department of Health, Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Phone: 3602364700
Fax:
Website: https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/nursing-commission/nurse-licensing
Address: Town Center 2 111 Israel Rs. SE Tumwater, 98501
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Washington Nursing: LVN-LPN (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 8
Mandatory Hours: 2
Elective Hours: 6
Renewal Cycle in Years: 1

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Mandatory Subjects:

  • NEW! 2 hours - Health Equity
    All LPNs have until their 2026 renewal date to complete 2 hours of health equity CE. After 2026 renewal, nurses must complete 2 hours of health equity CE every renewal period.

Additional information for renewals:

  • 6 hours - Suicide Prevention, 1-time requirement
  • 96 practice hours due every year

See courses that fulfill these requirements here!

Online Limitations

There are no online limitations.

Roster

No roster required

Governing Agency

Name: Washington State Department of Health, Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Phone: 3602364700
Fax:
Website: https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/nursing-commission/nurse-licensing
Address: Town Center 2 111 Israel Rs. SE Tumwater, 98501
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Washington Nursing: APN (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 30
Mandatory Hours: 0
Elective Hours: 30
Renewal Cycle in Years: 2

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Mandatory Subjects:

  • None

Additional information for renewals:

  • Active RN license
  • 15 hours - Related to advanced pharmacology, if you have prescriptive authority
  • Active Certification in each area of advanced practice

Online Limitations

There are no online limitations.

Roster

No roster required

Governing Agency

Name: Washington State Department of Health, Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Phone: 3602364700
Fax:
Website: https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/nursing-commission/nurse-licensing
Address: Town Center 2 111 Israel Rs. SE Tumwater, 98501
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Note: This license renewal information is provided as a convenience only and is subject to change at any time. It's ultimately the responsibility of the licensee to be sure that he or she is meeting all requirements for each license and corresponding renewal period.