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North Dakota nursing CE renewal requirements
North Dakota RNs renew every two years and need 12 contact hours of continuing education each renewal.
North Dakota APRNs renew every two years and need 15 contact hours of continuing education each renewal, including 15 contact hours of pharmacology.
✓ Verified October 8, 2026 against North Dakota’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
- 12 contact hours
- APRN continuing education
- 15 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.
APRNs (in addition to RN requirements)
| Topic | Hours | How often | Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| PharmacotherapyAPRNs with prescriptive authority | 15 | Every renewal | Part of the total |
RN renewal in detail
- 12 contact hours per cycle.
- Practice hours: 400 within 48 months.
- Your first renewal after licensure has a reduced or prorated requirement.
- When it expires: Dec 31 of the second year of the 2-calendar-year license period.
APRN renewal in detail
- RN base 12 contact hours in 2 years; APRNs with prescriptive authority need 15 contact hours pharmacotherapy (scope-related, itemized on certificate) in previous 2 years, which may count toward the RN 12 (practical total 15). APRN without Rx authority: 12.
- APRNs must hold a current national certification.
- Practice hours: 400 within 48 months.
- When it expires: Dec 31; APRN license and prescriptive authority run the same period as the RN license.
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 North Dakota’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
Rules change. Your board’s website is the final word.