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Virginia nursing CE renewal requirements
Virginia RNs renew every two years and must show continued competence. Continuing education is one way to meet it: 30 contact hours.
Virginia APRNs renew every two years and need 8 contact hours of continuing education each renewal, including 8 contact hours of pharmacology.
✓ Verified October 8, 2026 against Virginia’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 or another competence option
- APRN continuing education
- 8 contact hours
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- Yes, a member state
- Reports to CE Broker
- Not confirmed
Required topics
Virginia has no topic-specific CE requirements for RNs or APRNs.
RN renewal in detail
- 30 contact hours, OR 15 hours + 640 practice hours, OR national certification, OR 3 academic credits, OR refresher/research/publication/teaching.
- A current national certification can satisfy the requirement.
- Practice hours: 640 within 24 months.
- Your first renewal after licensure is exempt from the CE requirement.
- When it expires: Last day of birth month.
APRN renewal in detail
- 8 hours pharmacology/pharmacotherapeutics per biennium for prescribers, on top of the RN continued-competency requirement.
- APRNs must hold a current national certification.
- A current national certification can satisfy the requirement.
- When it expires: Last day of birth month.
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 Virginia’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.