Every CE requirement verified against official state nursing board sources. How RenewRN verifies the data →
Every CE requirement verified against official state nursing board sources. How RenewRN verifies the data →
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20 verified free courses accepted by the Nebraska Board of Nursing. No upsells. State-specific courses (for Nebraska mandatory topics) appear first.
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Requirements verified against the Nebraska Board of Nursing · last checked · How RenewRN verifies its data
Nebraska RNs renew their license every 2 years through the Nebraska Board of Nursing, though Nebraska sets no blanket CE-hours mandate, so CE is one of several ways to demonstrate competency. Every course on this page is free and accredited, and the list below is curated to count toward Nebraska requirements.
Nebraska RNs renew every 2 years, though Nebraska sets no blanket CE-hours mandate (CE is one of several competency options). Every verified course below counts toward your total. For any state-specific mandatory topic, check the paid options if no free course fits.
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Courses that satisfy Nebraska's state-mandatory CE topics specifically.
Nebraska ICAP/ASAP (UNMC / Nebraska Medicine)
Free infection-prevention modules and monthly webinars from Nebraska's Infection Control Assessment and Promotion Program. Many modules and live webinars award nursing contact hours (typically 0.5 to 1.0 each) from a provider approved through an ANCC-accredited approver.
Free account required. Check each module's CE statement: not every module carries contact hours, and webinar credit requires live attendance.
PCSS / APNA (SAMHSA-funded)
Free 8-hour training on opioids, controlled substances, and substance use disorders, provided at no cost through SAMHSA funding with ANCC nursing contact hours (via APNA). Satisfies the federal DEA MATE Act 8-hour requirement and provides the responsible controlled-substance and opioid prescribing continuing education that APRN prescribers renew in this state. For nurses with controlled-substance prescriptive authority; each state's exact hour requirement varies and most recur each renewal, so claim the nursing contact-hour credit and confirm your total with your board.
Free (SAMHSA-funded); free account required. For APRN prescribers; a certificate is issued after each course and a final certificate after all eight.
UNMC College of Nursing
Free 4.0-contact-hour ANCC enduring activity from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing on physical safety and mental health in healthcare workplaces.
Free registration with UNMC CNE; self-paced enduring activity.
ANCC-accredited courses accepted by Nebraska and every other state nursing board that recognizes ANCC. A few to get you started. The full, searchable catalog lives on the main free-CE page.
Advocate Health
Free, ANCC-accredited 1-contact-hour implicit-bias awareness training for licensed healthcare professionals. A genuinely free national option for implicit-bias or cultural-competency CE; some states require 2 hours, so confirm the total against your state's requirement.
Free account required; the course page shows Cost: $0.00.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
Rotating library of free CE on acute and critical care topics: sepsis, hemodynamics, ventilation, ECG. Hour count varies by course. ANCC-accredited.
Free AACN account required (membership not required).
American Nurses Association
ANA releases free CE courses on rotating topics each month: leadership, ethics, evidence-based practice, well-being. Hour count varies.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nurse-specific federal training on integrated, multimodal pain management and the nurse's role in safe opioid use. Free contact hours via CDC TRAIN.
Free CDC TRAIN account required (course WB4716R).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Free federal training on screening for, diagnosing, and managing opioid use disorder, including medications for OUD. Contact hours via CDC TRAIN.
Free CDC TRAIN account required (course WB4664R).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Self-paced immunization modules (vaccine administration, storage & handling, Vaccines for Children, and more), roughly 1 to 1.25 nursing contact hours each, free via CDC TRAIN.
Free CDC TRAIN account required; CE earned per module.
11 more free, ANCC-accredited courses are accepted in Nebraska. Browse them all, filter by topic, and search the full catalog.
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