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Alabama Nursing CE Courses

Last updated Mar 1, 2026

Alabama Nursing Continuing Education Requirements

RN Requirements

  • 24 hrs of continuing education each renewal period
  • RN: Every 2 years, with RN renewal occurring in even-numbered years.
  • First renewal: 4 hrs Alabama Board-provided CE covering Board functions, Nurse Practice Act, regulations, professional conduct/accountability

LPN Requirements

  • 24 hrs of continuing education each renewal period
  • LPN: Every 2 years, with LPN renewal occurring in odd-numbered years. (Alabama Secretary of State)
  • First renewal: 4 hrs Alabama Board-provided CE covering Board functions, Nurse Practice Act, regulations, professional conduct/accountability

APRN Requirements

  • 24 hours of continuing education for advanced practice nurses
  • Renewal cycle: 2 years
  • Pharmacology: 6 Pharmacology
  • Required topic: Pharmacology related to prescribing/APRN practice

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Alabama RN required courses

47 contact hours in this list, included with your yearly pass. Always confirm with your board before you renew.

  • 1st renewal: 4 contact hours on Nurse Practice the Act MUST be taken by the Alabama Board of Nursing

    Taken at the board — this one is not offered by us.

    At your board

Elective courses

Pick from these to finish your hours. Every one is included with the yearly pass.

Two nurses discussing information on a tablet at a clinical desk.3 contact hours
Clinical Practice

The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare providers with an overview of arterial blood gas interpretation, and acidosis and alkalosis conditions.

$15.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
A multidisciplinary labor and delivery team conducts a simulated maternal resuscitation with chest compressions, manual uterine displacement, airway support, and hemorrhage equipment.4 contact hours
Clinical Practice

Recognize suspected amniotic fluid embolism, initiate coordinated resuscitation, distinguish major mimics, and support hemorrhage and cardiac-arrest care.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$20.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
A registered nurse and a licensed practical nurse speaking with an adult patient and chosen support person in an accessible clinic room, with a qualified interpreter joining by video and culturally inclusive educational materials visible.3 contact hours
Cultural Competency

Build practical skills to deliver respectful, equitable, legally compliant nursing care across cultural, linguistic, religious, disability, military, age, racial, and identity differences.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$15.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
A nurse's gloved hands disinfecting a bedside surface in a hospital room.4 contact hours
Infection Control

The role of infection control is to reduce and prevent the risk for hospital-acquired infections. To practice effective infection control practices, the healthcare professional must be knowledgeable of methods to prevent infection transmission. This training provides an overview on infection control and barrier precautions and covers the most current and scientifically accepted practices in infection control as recommended by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

Updated Mar 28, 2026
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$19.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
A registered nurse seated at eye level with an adult patient in a private, uncluttered clinical room, using calm, attentive body language during a suicide safety assessment.6 contact hours
Behavioral Health

Build practical nursing skills to identify suicide risk, complete a focused assessment, protect patients from immediate harm, and coordinate evidence-based care.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$29.99($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
A registered nurse and qualified medical interpreter speaking privately with an adult patient in a calm examination room while maintaining respectful distance and patient-centered body language.3 contact hours
Mandatory Reporting

Build practical nursing skills to recognize possible sex or labor trafficking, provide trauma-informed care, meet reporting duties, document findings, and coordinate safe referrals.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$15.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
Improving Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration1 contact hours
Clinical Practice
Free

To provide healthcare professionals an overview of common interprofessional communication and collaboration principles, and tools for conflict prevention within the healthcare setting.

Registered nurse assessing an adult with heart failure in a hospital room, listening to lung sounds while reviewing cardiac rhythm, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, and fluid-balance findings.5 contact hours
Clinical Practice

Build practical nursing skills to assess, stabilize, educate, and coordinate care for adults with acute or chronic heart failure across care settings.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$25.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
An intensive care nurse and respiratory therapist assess an intubated adult patient, reviewing airway security, ventilator waveforms, oxygenation, and bedside safety equipment.6 contact hours
Clinical Practice

Build practical nursing skills to recognize acute respiratory failure, support noninvasive and invasive ventilation, prevent complications, and promote safe liberation.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$29.99($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
A charge nurse and staff nurse having a private, professional conversation near a hospital nurses’ station while another clinician safely assumes patient care.2 contact hours
Mandatory Reporting

Learn to recognize possible workplace impairment, protect patients, document objective findings, report through the correct channels, and support safe evaluation and recovery.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$10.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
Registered nurse assessing an acutely ill adult in a critical care room while reviewing arterial pressure, cardiac rhythm, oxygen saturation, intravenous therapy, and peripheral perfusion.5 contact hours
Clinical Practice

Build rapid assessment and nursing management skills for distributive, cardiogenic, hypovolemic, and obstructive shock in adults and children.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$25.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
A registered nurse speaks privately with an older adult in a quiet examination room, seated at eye level while completing a respectful safety assessment.2 contact hours
Mandatory Reporting

Build skill in recognizing, assessing, documenting, reporting, and responding to suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of older adults.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$10.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
Registered nurse assessing an adult patient with kidney failure by checking blood pressure and examining a mature forearm arteriovenous fistula in a bright outpatient clinical setting.3 contact hours
Clinical Practice

Current nursing care for adults with kidney failure, including assessment, urgent complications, kidney replacement therapy, and person-centered care planning.

Updated Sep 19, 2026
$15.00($5 per contact hour) or included with All-AccessView course
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Alabama nursing CE questions

Straight from the Alabama board

What the board publishes
Verified Sep 15, 2026
Renewal period
RN: Every 2 years, with RN renewal occurring in even-numbered years. LPN: Every 2 years, with LPN renewal occurring in odd-numbered years. (Alabama Secretary of State)
RN requirement
24/2 yrs
LPN / LVN requirement
24/2 yrs
Mandatory topics
First renewal: 4 hrs Alabama Board-provided CE covering Board functions, Nurse Practice Act, regulations, professional conduct/accountability
Required courses
RN: 24 CE hours per renewal period. LPN: 24 CE hours per renewal period. Mandatory: 4-hour Alabama Board course for newly licensed nurses covering Board functions, Nurse Practice Act, regulations, professional conduct and accountability. (Alabama Secretary of State) Source: Alabama Board of Nursing.
Good to know
RN/LPN: 24 contact hours are required for active renewal. CE must come from a Board-approved or Board-recognized provider. Newly licensed nurses have a 4-hour Board-provided mandatory course requirement related to Board functions, the Nurse Practice Act, regulations, professional conduct, and accountability. CE may be prorated for some first renewals. (Alabama Secretary of State) Source: Alabama Board of Nursing.
Alabama Board of Nursing
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 15, 2026
Advanced practice CE
24 hours
Renewal period
2 years
Pharmacology
6 pharmacology contact hours. 6 Pharmacology
Who it applies to
All APNs
Controlled substances / opioids
Yes, where applicable
Pain and opioid content
None identified as a separate requirement
Prescriptive authority
Yes
Who approves the course
Alabama Board of Nursing (ABN) recognizes Board-approved and Board-recognized providers
Accepted providers
State BONs; state nurses associations; national organizations such as ANCC; recognized national nursing organizations; IACET; ACCME/AMA pathways

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