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Florida license renewal
Florida nurses renew every two years with 24 contact hours. Some of those hours have to be on specific topics, and a few topics only come around every second or third renewal. Here is the whole list, and the HIVE courses that cover it.
For RNs and LPNs. The required topics count toward your 24 hours, except Domestic Violence, which is added on top in the renewals where it’s due.
| Topic | Hours | On HIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Prevention of Medical ErrorsEvery renewal | 2 | Available now |
| Florida Laws and RulesEvery renewal | 2 | Available now |
| Human TraffickingEvery renewal | 2 | Available now |
| Recognizing Impairment in the WorkplaceEvery other renewal (every 4 years) | 2 | In development |
| Domestic ViolenceEvery third renewal (every 6 years), in addition to the 24 | 2 | In development |
| HIV/AIDSOnce, before your first renewal | 1 | Not yet |
APRNs with prescriptive authority also need 3 hours on safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances every renewal.
A lot of courses and employer handouts say one hour, one time. That rule (s. 456.0341, F.S.) is for other professions. Nursing’s comes from s. 464.013, F.S. and Rule 64B9-5.002, F.A.C.: two hours on human trafficking each biennium. Getting this wrong leaves you short at renewal.
Three courses, six hours, covering every topic Florida requires at every renewal. All three are open now. HIVE reports your completions to CE Broker for you.
The Florida-required medical errors course, built the HIVE way: root causes, the swiss-cheese model, high-alert medications, reporting, and what speaking up looks like on a real unit. Short videos and real cases, done at your own pace on your phone.
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Scope, delegation, the seventeen acts that count as unprofessional conduct, how a complaint becomes discipline, your reporting duties, telehealth and records, and what changed in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.
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The two hours Florida requires every renewal, built on what the evidence supports: which indicators hold up, the screening questions that work, a trauma-informed response, and your Florida reporting duties.
Start the course$19 each, $57 for all three. Or HIVE Unlimited includes all three, and every other HIVE course, episode and live event, for $79 a year.
Answer five quick questions and see your hours, your required topics and your deadline, checked against the Florida Board’s own rules.
24 contact hours every two-year renewal. The required topics above count toward the 24, except Domestic Violence, which adds 2 hours in the renewals where it’s due (26 that cycle).
Florida assigns each license a fixed renewal date. You can see yours on your Florida Department of Health license record or in your CE Broker account.
Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace is every other renewal, Domestic Violence every third renewal, and HIV/AIDS just once, before your first renewal.
Yes. HIVE Nurse is approved by the Florida Board of Nursing as a continuing education provider, provider number 50-57054.