New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 37 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 5 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF LICENSURE; LICENSE RENEWAL; FEE SCHEDULE › Section 13:37-5.3 - Continuing education

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Upon biennial active license renewal, a registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse shall attest that he or she has completed courses of continuing education of the types and number of hours specified in (b), (c) and (d) below. Falsification of any information submitted on the renewal application may result in penalties and/or suspension or revocation of the license pursuant to 45:1-21 through 45:1-25.
(b) Each applicant for biennial active license renewal shall complete, during the preceding biennial period, a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education that shall, commencing with the biennial renewal period beginning on June 1, 2020, include at least one hour in topics concerning prescription opioid drugs, including alternatives to opioids for managing and treating pain and the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion.
(c) A registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse who completes more than the minimum continuing education hours set forth in (b) above in any biennial registration period may carry up to 15 of the additional hours into the succeeding biennial period.
(d) A registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse may obtain continuing education hours from the following:
1. Successful completion of continuing education courses or programs related to nursing and approved by a credentialing agency accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies or provided by an International Association for Continuing Education Training (IACET) Authorized Provider: one hour for each 60 minutes of attendance;
2. Successful completion of continuing education courses or programs related to nursing approved by, or offered by entities accredited by, the American Nurse Credentialing Center: one hour for each 60 minutes of attendance;
3. Successful completion of a continuing education course or program related to nursing, which is taken in order to comply with the requirements of a State or Federal agency; one hour for each 60 minutes of attendance;
4. Successful completion of continuing medical education courses recognized by the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association or the American Podiatric Medical Association: one hour for each 60 minutes of attendance;
5. Successful completion of a continuing education course offered by a provider approved by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education: one hour for each 60 minutes of attendance;
6. Successful completion of a course, related to nursing, given by a school, college or university accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education or an agency of another state with requirements substantially similar to the requirements of the New Jersey Department of Education. Courses related to nursing include courses taken as a student enrolled in an accredited nursing degree program when the student is obtaining a higher degree: five hours for each credit successfully completed;
7. Successful completion of a course in a doctoral degree program which has a research component: five hours for each credit successfully completed;
8. Teaching or developing the curriculum for a new continuing education program related to nursing that is approved pursuant to (d)1 above. "New" means that the registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse has never taught or developed curriculum for that course or program in any educational setting: one hour for each 50 minutes taught;
9. Teaching or developing the curriculum for a new course related to nursing in a school, college or university accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education or an agency of another state with requirements substantially similar to the requirements of the New Jersey Department of Education. "New" means that the registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse has never taught or developed curriculum for that course in any educational setting: five hours for each credit taught;
10. Authorship of a published textbook or a chapter of a published textbook related to nursing: 15 hours for each chapter up to 30 hours;
11. Completion of a doctoral dissertation: 30 hours;
12. Authorship of a published article related to nursing, which has been refereed through peer review, in a medical, nursing or health related journal: 15 hours per article up to 30;
13. Presenting a new seminar or lecture to professional peers related to nursing, provided the seminar or lecture is at least one hour long. "New" means that the registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse has never taught or developed curriculum for that seminar or lecture in any educational setting: one hour for each 50 minutes of presentation;
14. Completion of a research project where the registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse is a primary or co-investigator and the research project has been approved by an institutional review board: 30 hours;
15. Development of new instructional materials related to nursing such as a compact disc, ROM or videotape: 15 hours up to 30; and
16. Acting as a preceptor for at least 100 hours as part of an organized preceptorship program: 10 hours for the period during which the registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse acts as a preceptor.