Nursing CE by state · Washington
Washington nursing CE: what the board asks for
Washington nurses complete 8 hours of continuing education and 96 practice hours each year. The rule does not restrict who approves a course; it must relate to your area of professional practice.
Who may approve your CE
What Washington’s rule says
“related to a nurse's area of professional practice, growth and development”
WAC 246-840-210 (CNE definition); WAC 246-840-220 (eff. 1/30/2026) · Read the rule at the source
The requirement
RNs: 8 hours a year
LPNs: 8 hours a year
Cycle: Every year
Washington State Board of Nursing (WABON; formerly Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission)
Read this before you count our hours
What to know in Washington
- At least 2 of the 8 hours must be in health equity, which has its own standards.
- A one-time 6-hour suicide-prevention training has its own standards too.
- You attest to your hours at renewal.
Before you buy anything
What we will not tell you
We will not tell you that a course satisfies your Washington requirement. Your board decides that, and an audit lands on your license, not on us.
What we can do is show you the rule, quoted or cited, and linked, and tell you plainly where our courses stand. Each of our RN & LPN course pages states the continuing-education approval that course carries, and that statement applies only to the course it appears on.
If anything here is unclear for your situation, ask your board before you enroll. Keep every certificate and the course description; the description is what shows an auditor what the course covered.
Read the rule yourself
WAC 246-840-210 (CNE definition)
Washington State Board of Nursing (WABON; formerly Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission)
When we read it
We read the rule on 29 September 2026. Rules change; the board’s current text governs.
Ready to look at courses?
Read each course page against what your board asks for, then choose.