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Delaware nursing CE renewal requirements
Delaware RNs renew every two years and need 30 contact hours of continuing education each renewal, and some of those hours may need to be on the required topics below.
Delaware APRNs renew every two years and need 30 contact hours of continuing education each renewal, including 2 contact hours of pharmacology.
✓ Verified October 8, 2026 against Delaware’s board of nursing, state rules and the Nurse Licensure Compact. Sources are listed below.
At a glance
- Renewal cycle
- Every two years
- RN continuing education
- 30 contact hours
- APRN continuing education
- 30 contact hours
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- Yes, a member state
- Reports to CE Broker
- No
Required topics
“Part of the total” hours count toward the overall requirement; “on top of the total” hours are extra.
RNs
| Topic | Hours | How often | Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recognition of abuse, exploitation, trafficking or domestic violence of vulnerable personsAll RNs | 1 | Every renewal | Part of the total |
| Alzheimer's disease and dementia careOnly nurses in adult/gerontology practice settings | 1 | Every renewal | Part of the total |
| Substance abuseAll RNs | 3 | Every renewal | Part of the total |
APRNs (in addition to RN requirements)
| Topic | Hours | How often | Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Controlled substances prescribing and chronic painAPRNs with prescriptive/CDS authority | 2 | Every renewal | Part of the total |
RN renewal in detail
- 30 contact hours; prorated 0-30 for the first renewal.
- Your first renewal after licensure has a reduced or prorated requirement.
- When it expires: Feb 28, May 31 or Sept 30 of odd years, by original issue date.
APRN renewal in detail
- Same 30 hours; plus practice-hour requirement and CDS topics.
- APRNs must hold a current national certification.
- Practice hours: 1500 within 60 months.
- Your first renewal after licensure has a reduced or prorated requirement.
- When it expires: Same date as the Delaware RN license; with no DE RN license, Sept 30 of odd years.
Using HIVE Nurse for your hours
HIVE Nurse is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #50-57054). Boards differ on whether they accept CE from a provider approved by another state’s board, so check Delaware’s rules before you count a course.
The renewal checker builds your own list from these rules and can remind you before your license expires.
Sources
Some details for Delaware are being re-confirmed with the board. Check the source before you renew.
Rules change. Your board’s website is the final word.