Continuing education requirements for:Connecticut Nurse Practitioner (APRN)

Special Note: APRNs in the state of Connecticut are also required to maintain their RN licensure.

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General CE Requirements

• Total Credits: 35

• Frequency: Every 2 years

Specialty Requirements

• Domestic Violence

  • Total Credits: 1

  • Frequency: Every 1 renewal cycle

  • Special Note: Education on domestic violence

• Veterans' Mental Health

  • Total Credits: 2

  • Frequency: Every 6 years

  • Special Note: Mental health conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, including determining whether a patient is a veteran or family member of a veteran, screening for conditions such as PTSD, risk of suicide, depression and grief, and suicide prevention

• Pharmacotherapeutics

  • Total Credits: 5

  • Frequency: Every 1 renewal cycle

  • Special Note: Education on pharmacotherapeutics

• Cultural Competency

  • Total Credits: 1

  • Frequency: Every 1 renewal cycle

  • Special Note: Education on cultural competency

• Opioid and Substance Use Disorders

  • Total Credits: 1

  • Frequency: Every 1 renewal cycle

  • Special Note: Education on substance abuse

• Infectious Diseases

  • Total Credits: 1

  • Frequency: Every 1 renewal cycle

  • Special Note: Education on infectious diseases such as AIDS and HIV

• Risk Management

  • Total Credits: 1

  • Frequency: Every 1 renewal cycle

  • Special Note: Education on risk management

• Sexual Assault

  • Total Credits: 1

  • Frequency: Every 1 renewal cycle

  • Special Note: Education on sexual assault

• Cognitive and Mental Health Conditions

  • Total Credits: 2

  • Frequency: Every 6 years

  • Special Note: Diagnosing and treating cognitive or mental health conditions, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, delirium, related cognitive impairments and geriatric depression