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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) CE California

APRN CE California means the continuing education an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) completes to renew an active license with the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN). California APRNs, including Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs), Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs), and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), need 30 contact hours every two years, the same baseline the BRN sets for Registered Nurses (RNs).

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- Requirements

California APRN CE Requirements

Who Needs It
 

Who Needs APRN Continuing Education?

Every APRN who holds an active California license needs APRN continuing education to renew that license. This includes Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Certified Nurse-Midwives, and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. An RN transitioning to APRN licensure follows the APRN renewal cycle starting from the date the BRN issues the APRN license, not the original RN license date.

Hours Required

How Many CE Hours Are Required?

California APRNs need 30 contact hours of continuing education every two years, the same baseline the BRN requires for RNs. One contact hour equals at least 50 minutes of instruction, per California Code of Regulations, Title 16, Section 1450.

Renewal Cycle
 

APRN License Renewal Requirements

The renewal cycle repeats every two years, tied to the APRN's birth month. The BRN opens the renewal application 90 days before expiration inside the BreEZe portal. An APRN attests to 30 completed hours; certificates aren't submitted unless the BRN selects the license for audit.

Approved Providers
 

Approved CE Providers

The BRN approves CE providers that hold a CEP number. Platinum Learning CE holds BRN Provider #17838. Verify any provider's approval status directly at the California DCA License Search, search.dca.ca.gov.

- Mandatory Topics

Mandatory Continuing Education Requirements

Three rules apply mandatory hours inside the general 30-hour requirement, and each applies to a different group of APRNs.

Applies To All APRNs

Implicit Bias Training

A one-time, one-hour course, completed within the first two years after initial licensure, under Business and Professions Code Section 2811.5.

NPs With A Furnishing Number

Schedule II Controlled Substances

3 of the 30 hours, covering the risks of addiction associated with Schedule II controlled substances.

NPs Serving Older Adults

Gerontology Training

6 of the 30 hours, in gerontology or dementia-related care, for NPs whose primary care population is 25%+ age 65 and older, effective 1/1/2025.

An NP who holds a furnishing number and serves a significant older-adult population may owe both add-on requirements inside the same 30-hour cycle.

- Format

California APRN Continuing Education Courses

Online APRN CE courses run on any device, a phone, tablet, or desktop browser, and save progress automatically. California places no limit on the number of CE hours an APRN completes online, through independent study, or through live webinars. Most courses include a short knowledge check at the end, and a certificate of completion generates the moment the course finishes.

Before you check out: an NP who owes the Schedule II controlled substances hours or the gerontology hours should confirm those specific topics are covered, since not every general CE package includes NP-specific add-on content. Contact support to verify current course availability for these two mandates.

- Featured Packages

Featured APRN CE Packages

Most Popular

California 30 Contact Hour CE Package

30 contact hours

$35/package

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The 9 courses included

  • Substance Use Disorders and Implications for Nursing
  • The Impact of Advances in Obesity Science on Nursing Care
  • Chronic Pain: Assessment and Management
  • Recognizing Implicit Bias and Its Effects on Nursing Care
  • Domestic Violence, a Significant Public Health Problem
  • Nursing Care for Patients Who Have Experienced Trauma
  • Pornography Addiction: Recognition and Treatment
  • Resilience in Nursing
  • Neurocognitive Disorders: A Review

- Why Choose Us

Why Choose Platinum Learning CE?

Self-Paced Learning

Clinic schedules don't leave room for fixed class times, so there aren't any here.

ANCC Accredited

ANCC's Commission on Accreditation is the national layer behind the state approval.

California-Focused

The catalog doesn't pretend to be a specialty pharmacology library; it's built for the general 30-hour requirement, and we say plainly where an NP needs to check for Schedule II or gerontology-specific coverage first.

BRN Approved Provider

The base package runs on BRN Provider #17838, the same number covering RN renewal, since one board sets both requirements.

Affordable Pricing

$35 for the full 30 hours for the whole catalog.

Direct Support

424-347-0362 reaches a person, license number in hand speeds things up.

- Process

How to Complete Your APRN Continuing Education

1

Choose a course

Match the package to your license. The standard 30-hour package covers the base requirement; NPs with a furnishing number or a gerontology obligation should confirm those topics separately before checkout.

2

Complete online lessons

Complete modules around clinic hours. Everything runs on your device between patients, on-call blocks, or after your last appointment.

3

Pass the assessment

Finish the knowledge check. A short set of questions closes out most courses.

4

Download your certificate

Hold onto your certificate. It's available right after you finish; the BRN can ask for four years of records during an audit.

- Course Categories

Popular APRN CE Course Categories

Pharmacology and Substance Use

Substance Use Disorders and Implications for Nursing covers medication-related risk and substance use implications relevant to prescribing decisions.

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Pain Management

Chronic Pain: Assessment and Management covers pain assessment tools and current management approaches.

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Cultural Competency

Recognizing Implicit Bias and Its Effects on Nursing Care fulfills the one-time BRN implicit bias requirement.

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Behavioral and Mental Health

Resilience in Nursing and Nursing Care for Patients Who Have Experienced Trauma cover provider well-being and trauma-informed care.

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Chronic and Geriatric Care

Neurocognitive Disorders: A Review covers dementia-related conditions relevant to older adult primary care.

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Patient Safety

Medical Error Prevention covers error-reduction practices across the medication and treatment process.

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Infection Control

Infection Control and Barrier Precautions covers transmission routes and barrier precaution methods.

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Ethics and Public Health

Domestic Violence, a Significant Public Health Problem addresses ethical care obligations toward vulnerable patients.

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- Benefits

Benefits of APRN Continuing Education

01. Maintain California license

Completed CE hours keep an APRN's BRN license active through each two-year cycle.

02. Support prescriptive authority

Documented CE hours back up furnishing number renewal for NPs who prescribe.

03. Improve clinical knowledge

Course content covers current practices in pain management, trauma-informed care, and chronic disease management.

04. Meet renewal requirements

A completed 30-hour package satisfies the BRN attestation submitted during renewal.

05. Fit an advanced practice schedule

Self-paced online courses work around clinic hours, on-call rotations, and multi-site practice.

- Who This Is For

Who These APRN Courses Are For

  • Psychiatric-Mental Health NPs
  • Pediatric NPs
  • Certified Nurse-Midwives
  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
  • Family Nurse Practitioners
  • Adult-Gerontology NPs
  • Clinical Nurse Specialists

APRN CE California courses serve every advanced practice role the BRN licenses. The same self-paced format serves an NP running a solo telehealth practice and a CRNA working full-time inside a hospital surgical unit, since both complete the same 30-hour requirement on their own schedule.

- Trust

Why Healthcare Professionals Trust Platinum Learning CE

Platinum Learning CE holds BRN Provider #17838 for RN and APRN continuing education and carries accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation as a provider of Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD). Checkout runs through an encrypted payment process. A 30-day money-back guarantee applies to any purchase, provided no certificate has been generated, saved, printed, or reported. Support responds to phone and email requests directly, with a license number on hand to verify an account.

 

- FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

California APRNs need 30 contact hours of continuing education every two years from a BRN-approved provider, plus a one-time one-hour implicit bias course during the first two years after initial licensure.

30 contact hours are required for APRN renewal in California, every two years, the same baseline the BRN sets for RNs.
Yes, Nurse Practitioners with a furnishing number need 3 of their 30 hours in Schedule II controlled substances training, covering the risks of addiction associated with those substances.
Yes, Nurse Practitioners whose primary care patient population is 25 percent or more age 65 and older need 6 of their 30 hours in gerontology, dementia-related care, or the care of older patients, effective January 1, 2025.
Yes, California places no limit on the number of CE hours an APRN completes online. The BRN accepts online, independent study, and live webinar formats.
Yes, Platinum Learning CE holds BRN Provider #17838, approved for RN and APRN continuing education.
No, the implicit bias course is a one-time requirement. An APRN completes it once, during the first renewal after initial licensure, and does not repeat it in later cycles.
APRN CE Certificates post immediately after your final module, whether you’re finishing a single course or the full 30-hour package. Nothing sits in a queue.
No. Providers like us can’t submit hours on your behalf. The BRN has you attest to the 30 hours yourself during renewal, and requests documentation only if you’re audited.
A license becomes delinquent after the expiration date passes without renewal. The APRN cannot practice in California until the license is reinstated, and reinstatement requires completed CE hours plus any applicable fees.
An APRN keeps CE certificates for four years. The BRN conducts random audits and requests certificates covering the audited renewal cycle.
Yes, there’s a 30-day window to request a refund. It applies as long as a certificate hasn’t already been generated, saved, printed, or reported.

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