Approval in Illinois

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation – Nursing CE Information

Accepted Approvals

ANCC

Board Contact Info

Address: 555 West Monroe Street, 5th Floor Chicago, IL 60661
Phone: 1 (888) 473-4858

Applies To:

  • Illinois Nurses
    • Registered Nurse
    • Licensed Practical Nurse
    • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Select credential:

Registered Nurse

nurses who work with children in their professional or official capacities must complete mandated reporter training at least every 6 years. if a mandated reporter receives licensure from the Department, they can use the training towards meeting their required continuing education hours.

Illinois RNs who provide health care services to and have direct patient interaction with adults 26 years of age and older will be required to complete a one-hour course in diagnosis, treatment and care of Alzheimer's disease, along with other dementia types. This course may count toward the regular CE requirements

one hour of Implicit Bias is requred. A licensee may count this 1-hour completion of this course towards meeting the credit hours required for re-licensure continuing education/CE

Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your Registered Nurse credential.

Any course accepted by ILDFPR is applicable to the Registered Nurse credential.

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Licensed Practical Nurse

Nurses who work with children in their professional or official capacities must complete mandated reporter training at least every 6 years. if a mandated reporter receives licensure from the Department, they can use the training towards meeting their required continuing education hours.

Illinois LPNs who provide health care services to and have direct patient interaction with adults 26 years of age and older will be required to complete a one-hour course in diagnosis, treatment and care of Alzheimer's disease, along with other dementia types. This course may count toward the regular CE requirements

one hour of Implicit Bias is requred. A licensee may count this 1-hour completion of this course towards meeting the credit hours required for re-licensure continuing education/CE

complete 1 hour of CE on the topic of sexual harassment prevention
training.

Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your Licensed Practical Nurse credential.

Any course accepted by ILDFPR is applicable to the Licensed Practical Nurse credential.

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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

 a minimum of 50 hours of the continuing education shall be obtained in continuing education programs that shall include no less than 20 hours of pharmacotherapeutics, including 10 hours of opioid prescribing or substance abuse education

Nurses who work with children in their professional or official capacities must complete mandated reporter training at least every 6 years. if a mandated reporter receives licensure from the Department, they can use the training towards meeting their required continuing education hours.

Illinois APRNs who provide health care services to and have direct patient interaction with adults 26 years of age and older will be required to complete a one-hour course in diagnosis, treatment and care of Alzheimer's disease, along with other dementia types. This course may count toward the regular CE requirements

one hour of Implicit Bias is requred. A licensee may count this 1-hour completion of this course towards meeting the credit hours required for re-licensure continuing education/CE

complete 1 hour of CE on the topic of sexual harassment prevention
training.

Credential Renewal
80 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your Advanced Practice Registered Nurse credential.

Any course accepted by ILDFPR is applicable to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse credential.

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Pharmacotherapeutics

20.00 CE credit hours
We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.

Safe Opioid Prescribing

10.00 CE credit hours
We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.

Sexual harassment prevention

1.00 CE credit hour
We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.

Implicit Bias

1.00 CE credit hour
We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.

Diagnosis, treatment and care of Alzheimer's

1.00 CE credit hour
We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.

Mandated Reporter Training

1.00 CE credit hour
We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
Currently 128 of our courses are available for Nurses regulated by ILDFPR. These are just a few examples!

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