3 Hours Medication Safety and High-Alert Pharmacology - Texas Nursing

3 Hours Medication Safety and High-Alert Pharmacology - Texas Nursing

✅ Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing | Provider #CEP 18292 | Texas BON Recognizes Other State Boards of Nursing as CNE Approvers | 3 Contact Hours | Only $19.99 | Instant Emailed Certificate | 100% Online & Self-Paced

Earn 3 contact hours toward your Texas RN or LVN renewal with an online medication safety course from a California BRN-approved provider (CEP 18292), only $19.99. Focused on insulin, anticoagulants, opioids and other high-alert medications, it gives you practical safeguards you can use on your next shift.

Work at your own pace and log in and out without losing your progress. Pass the 30-question final exam with 70% or better (up to 3 attempts), and your certificate is emailed to you immediately. Texas nurses enter their own CE in the Texas Nurse Portal CE Module, and uploading certificates is not required at this time for standard entries.

✅ Course Details

• Course name: 3 Hours Medication Safety and High-Alert Pharmacology - Texas Nursing
• Approved by: California Board of Registered Nursing
• Provider number: CEP 18292
• Texas use: CNE approved through another state board of nursing, an approver category the Texas Board of Nursing recognizes
• Contact hours: 3 (each contact hour is 60 minutes of instruction)
• Category: Nursing continuing education for RNs and LVNs
• Format: 100% online, self-paced, with a 30-question final exam (70% to pass, up to 3 attempts)
• Instructor: Valeria Garcia, BSN, RN
• Price: $19.99
• Certificate: Emailed instantly when you pass
• Reporting: Texas nurses enter CE in the Texas Nurse Portal CE Module
• Support: Call or text 1-800-698-2770

✅ Who Should Take This Course?

This course is written for:

• Texas RNs and LVNs who administer or monitor medications
• Hospital, long-term care, home health and clinic nurses
• Nurses who work with insulin, anticoagulants or opioids
• Nurses involved in transitions and medication reconciliation
• LVNs who want a clear review of medication scope

✅ Does This Course Satisfy the Texas Requirement?

This course provides 3 contact hours of continuing nursing education toward the 20 contact hours Texas RNs and LVNs need each licensing period. It does not satisfy the full requirement by itself, and it is not a Texas targeted-topic course.

This course is included in both the 20 Hour Texas RN and LVN CE Package and the 20 Hour Texas RN and LVN CE Package - Emergency Nurse Edition, each $39.99.

✅ Texas RN and LVN Continuing Education Requirements

For each license renewal, Texas Board of Nursing Rule 216.3 requires every RN and LVN to complete 20 contact hours of continuing nursing education (CNE) in the nurse's area of practice during the licensing period, or to achieve, maintain or renew a Board-approved national nursing certification in that area. The Board does not pre-approve courses. It accepts CNE 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.

• General requirement: 20 contact hours of CNE in your area of practice each licensing period, or a Board-approved national certification (Rule 216.3(a))
• 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
• Forensic evidence collection: A one-time 2 contact hours within two years of initial employment in an emergency room (Rule 216.3(d))
• APRNs: Advanced practice nurses have additional role-specific and prescribing requirements
• Entering your CE: Since September 1, 2026, 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 3-hour course contributes 3 contact hours toward your 20-hour Texas total, so you will still need 17 more contact hours (or a Board-approved national certification) and any targeted topics that apply to you, including an HHSC-approved human trafficking course if you provide direct patient care.

✅ When Do Texas Nurses Renew?

Texas RN and LVN licenses are renewed 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. A pale-yellow alert appears on your Nurse Portal dashboard when it opens.

Complete your continuing nursing education during the licensing period that is ending, and enter it in the CE Module before you submit your renewal application.

✅ How to Renew Your Texas Nursing License

1. Check your record. Log in to the Texas Nurse Portal to confirm your license type and expiration date.
2. Complete your hours. Finish 20 contact hours of CNE in your area of practice during the licensing period, or maintain a Board-approved national certification.
3. Complete any targeted topics that apply to you. These include jurisprudence and ethics, older adult care, human trafficking prevention (HHSC-approved course) and forensic evidence collection for ER 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.

✅ What You Will Learn

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Explain what makes a medication high alert
• Connect pharmacokinetics to changing patient risk
• Use barcode scanning, smart pumps and independent checks wisely
• Verify insulin and anticoagulant therapy and recognize bleeding
• Monitor sedation and respond to suspected opioid overdose
• Respond to medication errors and give a strong high-alert handoff

✅ Course Content Overview

The course is organized into three one-hour sections, each with six subtopics:

Section 1 (1 Hour): Medication-Use Systems, Patient Risk and Safe Administration

• Prescribing versus nursing verification and LVN scope
• What makes a medication high alert
• Pharmacokinetics and changing patient risk
• Concentrated electrolytes, labels and access controls
• Barcode scanning, smart pumps and independent checks
• Medication history and reconciliation

Section 2 (1 Hour): Insulin and Anticoagulants: Monitoring and Escalation

• Verifying insulin product, device and timing
• Hypoglycemia response and prevention
• Heparin and low-molecular-weight heparin safety
• Warfarin and direct oral anticoagulant surveillance
• Recognizing and escalating bleeding
• A transition case: duplicate anticoagulants and changed insulin

Section 3 (1 Hour): Opioids, Sedatives and Response to Medication-Related Harm

• Opioid exposure, patches and PCA
• Sedation and respiratory monitoring
• Procedural sedation and neuromuscular blockers
• Suspected opioid overdose and naloxone
• Responding to medication errors and near misses
• The high-alert medication handoff

✅ Other Texas Nursing Courses

Build the rest of your hours with these courses:

• 20 Hour Texas RN and LVN CE Package – $39.99
• 20 Hour Texas RN and LVN CE Package - Emergency Nurse Edition – $39.99
• 2 Hours Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics - Texas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Older Adult and Geriatric Nursing - Texas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Diabetes Nursing Update - Texas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship - Texas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Recognizing Deterioration and Sepsis - Texas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Pain Management and Opioid Safety - Texas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Mental Health and Suicide Risk - Texas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Workplace Violence Prevention - Texas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Forensic Evidence Collection for Emergency Nurses - Texas Nursing – $14.99
• 1 Hour Bloodborne Pathogens and Sharps Safety - Texas Nursing – $14.99

✅ Why Choose 1st Choice CE?

• Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP 18292)
• Written for Texas RNs and LVNs, with Texas law and Board rules built in
• Affordable pricing: only $19.99 for 3 contact hours
• 100% online and self-paced
• Log in and out anytime without losing progress
• Instant emailed certificate
• Money-back guarantee
• Over 10 years of continuing education experience
• Support by phone or text at 1-800-698-2770

✅ Enroll Now

Get 3 contact hours toward your Texas RN or LVN renewal for only $19.99. Enroll today, work at your own pace, and receive your certificate by email the moment you pass.

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