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State of Rhode Island
Department of Health
Renewal notices are sent out 60 days before your expiration date. Renew Online
If you have never been licensed, apply. Make sure that you have completed the requirements and submit all the necessary paperwork. more
Nurses seeking to renew a nursing license must complete 10 continuing education hours during every two year licensing cycle, two of those hours must be about substance abuse.
Continuing education courses must be approved by the Rhode Island Board of Registration and Nursing Education. Approved training includes: courses approved by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or its local chapter, other recognized professional nursing organizations, any department or school of nursing approved by a board of nursing; or such other professional, labor organization, or accrediting agency approved by the Board. At renewal, nurses must sign a statement attesting to completion of the continuing education requirements.
A six-month extension for the continuing education requirement may be granted by the Board if the nurse has suffered a hardship. Documentation of course completions should be retained for four years.
Required Alzheimer's Disease Training
Effective August 1, 2019, every nurse has to complete one hour (per career) of CEU training regarding Alzheimer’s disease. RI Law
The NCLEX is a national licensure examination that graduates take in order to become registered as a licensed practical nurse or a registered nurse. The NCLEX pass rate is the percentage of graduates who successfully passed the examination for the first time over the number of graduates who applied to take the examination. The Board of Nursing evaluates the nursing programs based on the annual pass rates of the nursing program. The data is collected from January 1 to December 31.
2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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Licensed Practical Nurse | ||||||
CCRI | 92.31% | 90.00% | 90.63% | 90.00 % | 83.02% | 95.38% |
Lincoln Technical Institute | 92.31% | 81.51% | 84.09% | 86.36% | 81.66% | 71.92% |
Registered Nurse | ||||||
CCRI | 86.18% | 82.27% | 89.22% | 84.58% | 82.52% | 86.63% |
New England Institute of Technology | 88.00% | 100.00% | 94.87% | 93.02% | 83.19% | 80.18% |
Rhode Island College | 93.20% | 96.27% | 97.69% | 98.39% | 96.15% | 90.41% |
Salve Regina | 85.07% | 84.06% | 87.14% | 85.14% | 95.52% | 79.69% |
St. Joseph's School of Nursing | 96.30% | 94.94% | 75.29% | closed 7/2019 | ||
University of Rhode Island | 78.21% | 90.78% | 89.31% | 91.48% | 90.29% | 85.89% |
Screen all patients and caregivers.
Educate yourself, patients, and staff.
Promote increased access to naloxone.
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Register with the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) . Check the PDMP each time you dispense/prescribe a controlled substance to help prevent fraudulent prescriptions from being filled. This will also help identify suspected pharmacy/doctor "shopping." More
Contact us for PDMP support.