Kentucky nursing CE requirements
RN license renewal · checked against the board on 2026-10-29
- Contact hours
- 14or another route
- Renewal cycle
- 1 year
- Required topics
- 4
CE is one way to renew in Kentucky: 14 contact hours every year. The other routes are listed below.
Other ways to renew
- Current national certification or recertification
- A nursing research project, a peer-reviewed publication, or a 120 h preceptorship
- 7 h CE plus a satisfactory nursing employment evaluation covering at least 6 months
Required topics
- 3 h domestic violence and elder abuse, neglect and exploitation (once)
- 1.5 h pediatric abusive head trauma (once)
- 2 h suicide prevention, incl. 1 h nurse-specific content (once)
- 1 h Alzheimer's disease and other dementias (once; nurses licensed on July 15, 2024 must finish by Oct 31, 2027)
Good to know
New licensees after July 15, 2024 finish the one-time topics within 3 years of licensure. Every route also needs the one-time topics.
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RN rules only; advanced-practice, LPN and first-renewal rules can differ. Boards change their rules, so confirm with the Kentucky Board of Nursing before you renew. General information, not legal advice. RN PocketPal does not award CE credit.