25 Hour Texas Nurse Practitioner CE Package

25 Hour Texas Nurse Practitioner CE Package

✅ Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing | Provider #CEP 18292 | Texas BON Recognizes Other State Boards of Nursing as CNE Approvers | Includes 9 Courses | 25 Contact Hours | Only $49.99 | Instant Emailed Certificates | 100% Online & Self-Paced

Get the 20 role-specific contact hours and the 5 additional pharmacotherapeutic hours Texas nurse practitioners with prescriptive authority need each licensing period in one online package for only $49.99. The 9 courses come from a California BRN-approved provider (CEP 18292), include both years of the annual opioid prescribing requirement plus jurisprudence and ethics and older adult care, and save you $119.92 compared with buying each course separately.

Start any course right after enrolling, work at your own pace, and log in and out without losing your progress. There are no final exams. Each certificate is emailed to you the moment you complete that course. Take Opioid Update A in one year of your licensing period and Update B in the other, and use your package within its 12-month access period. You enter each course separately in the Texas Nurse Portal CE Module.

✅ Package Details

• Package name: 25 Hour Texas Nurse Practitioner CE Package
• Approved by: California Board of Registered Nursing
• Provider number: CEP 18292
• Texas use: Continuing education approved through another state board of nursing, an approver category the Texas Board of Nursing recognizes
• Contact hours: 25 (20 role-specific hours plus 5 pharmacotherapeutic hours; each contact hour is 60 minutes of instruction)
• Courses included: 9
• Targeted topics included: Pharmacotherapeutics (Rule 216.3(c)(3)), annual opioid prescribing for both years (Rule 216.3(c)(4)), jurisprudence and ethics (Rule 216.3(g)) and older adult care (Rule 216.3(h))
• Not included: An HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention course, the one-time PMP course (Rule 216.3(c)(6), sold separately) and DEA MATE Act training
• Format: 100% online and self-paced, with no final exams
• Instructor: Valeria Garcia, BSN, RN
• Price: $49.99 (a $169.91 value)
• Access: 12 months from enrollment
• Certificates: One emailed instantly for each course you pass; enter each one in the CE Module
• Support: Call or text 1-800-698-2770

✅ Who Should Take This Package?

This package is designed for:

• Texas FNPs and AGPCNPs renewing their APRN and RN licenses
• NPs who hold prescriptive authority and need the 5 pharmacotherapeutic hours
• NPs whose prescriptive authority agreement authorizes opioid prescribing
• NPs whose practice includes older adults
• NPs due for jurisprudence and ethics CNE

✅ Does This Package Satisfy the Texas Requirement?

This package provides all 20 contact hours appropriate to the adult-primary-care nurse practitioner role, including the annual opioid prescribing hours for both years, jurisprudence and ethics, and older adult care, plus the 5 additional pharmacotherapeutic hours required for APRNs with prescriptive authority.

Rule 216.3(c)(4) requires opioid prescribing education every year. Complete Annual Update A in one year of your licensing period and Annual Update B in the other, rather than both in the same year.

Direct-care nurses also need an HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention course every licensing period. Our packages do not include one, so take a course from HHSC's current approved list: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/family-safety-resources/texas-human-trafficking-resource-center/health-care-practitioner-human-trafficking-training/human-trafficking-prevention-course-list

Authorized to receive PMP information and within one year of initial APRN licensure? Add the 2 Hours Texas PMP and Controlled-Substance Prescribing for Nurse Practitioners - Texas Nursing for $14.99.

✅ Texas Nurse Practitioner Continuing Education Requirements

For each renewal, Texas Board of Nursing Rule 216.3 requires APRNs to complete 20 contact hours of continuing education appropriate to the advanced practice role and population focus area, or to achieve, maintain or renew the Board-recognized national certification for that role and population focus, and to meet the targeted requirements that apply. These 20 hours also renew your RN license; they are not in addition to the RN's 20. The Board does not pre-approve courses. It accepts continuing education approved by recognized credentialing agencies and providers, a list that includes other state boards of nursing. 1st Choice CE's courses are approved through the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 18292.

• Role-specific hours: 20 contact hours appropriate to your advanced practice role and population focus each licensing period, or the Board-recognized national certification (Rule 216.3(c))
• Pharmacotherapeutics: APRNs with prescriptive authority need at least 5 additional contact hours in pharmacotherapeutics every licensing period, above the 20 (Rule 216.3(c)(3)); certification cannot be used
• Opioid prescribing: APRNs whose prescriptive authority agreement authorizes opioid prescribing need at least 2 hours every year (4 hours per licensing period) on safe and effective pain management related to prescribing opioids and other controlled substances (Rule 216.3(c)(4)); these count within the 20
• Prescription Monitoring Program: APRNs authorized to receive PMP information need a one-time 2 hours on prescribing and monitoring controlled substances within one year of initial APRN licensure (Rule 216.3(c)(6)); these count within the 20
• Jurisprudence and ethics: At least 2 contact hours before the end of every third two-year licensing period (Rule 216.3(g)); they count within the 20
• Older adult or geriatric care: At least 2 contact hours every licensing period if your practice includes older adults, unless you hold a related certification (Rule 216.3(h))
• Human trafficking prevention: Nurses who provide direct patient care must complete an HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention course every licensing period (Rule 216.3(i)); 1st Choice CE does not offer an HHSC-approved course at this time
• Tick-borne disease: Encouraged, not required, for APRNs whose practice includes treating tick-borne diseases (Rule 216.3(f))
• Entering your CE: Nurses enter CE information in the Texas Nurse Portal CE Module before submitting a renewal; uploading certificates is not required at this time for standard entries
• Records: Keep your certificates for at least three consecutive licensing periods or six years (Rule 216.7(b)); the Board may request documentation

How this course helps: This package provides all 20 role-specific contact hours across 8 courses and the 5 pharmacotherapeutic hours in a ninth, including both annual opioid modules, jurisprudence and ethics and older adult care. Add an HHSC-approved human trafficking course if you provide direct patient care, and the one-time PMP course if it is due.

✅ When Do Texas Nurse Practitioners Renew?

Your APRN license renews together with your Texas RN license every two years. Your expiration date appears on your license record in the Texas Nurse Portal.

The Board makes the timely renewal application available in the Texas Nurse Portal on the first day of the month before your license-expiration month.

Complete your continuing education during the licensing period that is ending, and enter it in the CE Module before you submit your renewal application. The opioid requirement is annual, so plan 2 hours in each year of the period.

✅ How to Renew Your Texas APRN License

1. Check your record. Log in to the Texas Nurse Portal to confirm your license, APRN role and population focus, and expiration date.
2. Complete your hours. Finish the 9 courses in this package (25 contact hours) during your licensing period, taking the two opioid updates in different years.
3. Complete the targeted topics that apply to you. These include pharmacotherapeutics and opioid prescribing for prescribers, the one-time PMP course if due, jurisprudence and ethics, older adult care and an HHSC-approved human trafficking course for direct-care nurses.
4. Enter your CE in the CE Module. Enter each course's information from your certificate in the Texas Nurse Portal CE Module. Uploading certificates is not required at this time for standard entries. 1st Choice CE does not enter information for you.
5. Submit your renewal. Complete the renewal application in the Nurse Portal and pay the processing fee.
6. Keep your certificates. Retain them for at least three licensing periods or six years in case the Board requests documentation.

✅ Courses Included in This Package

All 9 courses, 25 contact hours, are included. Bought separately they total $169.91; in this package they cost $49.99.

• 2 Hours Texas APRN Jurisprudence, Scope and Ethics - Texas Nursing – 2 contact hours ($14.99 separately)
• 2 Hours Older Adult and Geriatric Care for Nurse Practitioners - Texas Nursing – 2 contact hours ($14.99 separately)
• 2 Hours Safe Opioid and Controlled-Substance Prescribing, Annual Update A - Texas Nursing – 2 contact hours ($14.99 separately)
• 2 Hours Safe Opioid and Controlled-Substance Prescribing, Annual Update B - Texas Nursing – 2 contact hours ($14.99 separately)
• 4 Hours Advanced Diabetes and Obesity Management for Nurse Practitioners - Texas Nursing – 4 contact hours ($24.99 separately)
• 4 Hours Cardiovascular and Kidney Risk Management for Nurse Practitioners - Texas Nursing – 4 contact hours ($24.99 separately)
• 2 Hours Infection Management and Antimicrobial Stewardship for Nurse Practitioners - Texas Nursing – 2 contact hours ($14.99 separately)
• 2 Hours Mental Health and Psychopharmacology for Nurse Practitioners - Texas Nursing – 2 contact hours ($14.99 separately)
• 5 Hours Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioners - Texas Nursing – 5 contact hours ($29.99 separately)

✅ What You Will Learn

Across the 9 courses, you will:

• Apply Texas APRN scope, prescriptive authority and controlled-substance limits
• Start, continue and taper opioids safely and treat opioid use disorder
• Apply the AGS Beers Criteria, fall prevention and Texas elder-protection law
• Manage diabetes and obesity with current ADA 2026 therapy
• Reduce cardiovascular and kidney risk and manage heart failure and atrial fibrillation
• Prescribe antibiotics wisely and manage common mental health conditions
• Apply pharmacokinetics, interactions and organ-function dosing across adult primary care

✅ Other Texas Nurse Practitioner Courses

Need a targeted course on its own? These are also available:

• 2 Hours Texas PMP and Controlled-Substance Prescribing for Nurse Practitioners - Texas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Tick-Borne Disease for Nurse Practitioners - Texas Nursing – $14.99

✅ Why Choose 1st Choice CE?

• Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP 18292)
• Written for Texas nurse practitioners, with Texas law and Board rules built in
• All 25 hours for only $49.99, a savings of $119.92
• 100% online and self-paced
• Log in and out anytime without losing progress
• Instant emailed certificates
• Money-back guarantee
• Over 10 years of continuing education experience
• Support by phone or text at 1-800-698-2770

✅ Enroll Now

Get the 20 role-specific hours and 5 pharmacotherapeutic hours for your Texas nurse practitioner renewal for only $49.99. Enroll today, work at your own pace, and receive each certificate by email the moment you pass.

Questions before you enroll? Call or text us at 1-800-698-2770.

✅ Frequently Asked Questions

Is this package accepted for Texas nurse practitioner renewal?

The Texas Board of Nursing accepts continuing education approved by recognized credentialing agencies and providers, including other state boards of nursing. 1st Choice CE is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 18292. The Board does not pre-approve individual courses.

How many contact hours does this package provide?

The package provides 25 contact hours across 9 courses: 20 role-specific hours and 5 pharmacotherapeutic hours. Each contact hour is 60 minutes of instruction.

Does this package complete my Texas renewal?

It provides the 20 role-specific hours, including both years of opioid prescribing education, jurisprudence and ethics and older adult care, plus the 5 pharmacotherapeutic hours. If you provide direct patient care, you also need an HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention course, and if your one-time PMP requirement is due, add our PMP course.

Who should take this package?

Texas FNPs and AGPCNPs with prescriptive authority who want their 25 hours in one place.

Is this package for all APRNs?

It is written for adult-primary-care nurse practitioners (FNPs and AGPCNPs). It does not claim coverage for CNS, CRNA or CNM roles, or for pediatric, neonatal, psychiatric-mental health or acute-care population foci.

Why are there two opioid courses?

Rule 216.3(c)(4) requires at least 2 hours every year, or 4 hours per licensing period. Take Annual Update A in one year and Annual Update B in the other.

How long do I have access?

You have 12 months from enrollment to complete the courses. Plan to take Update A and Update B in different years of your licensing period within that time.

Where do I get the human trafficking course?

Choose a course from HHSC's current approved Human Trafficking Prevention Course List on the HHSC website. Many listed courses are free.

Does this package meet the DEA MATE Act training requirement?

No. The package does not claim DEA MATE Act training credit.

Are there final exams?

No. Complete every section of a course and its certificate is emailed to you immediately.

How do I get my certificates?

A certificate is emailed to you immediately after you pass each course, for 9 certificates in all.

Does 1st Choice CE report my hours to the Texas Board of Nursing?

No. You enter each course in the Texas Nurse Portal CE Module before submitting your renewal. Uploading certificates is not required at this time for standard entries.

How much do I save with the package?

The 9 courses total $169.91 when bought separately. The package is $49.99, a savings of $119.92.

Is there a money-back guarantee?

Yes. Every 1st Choice CE purchase is backed by our money-back guarantee. Call or text 1-800-698-2770 with any questions.