1. How many nursing continuing education (CE) contact hours or nursing practice hours do I need to renew my Louisiana RN License?

2. What is the CE or nursing practice hour requirement(s) for APRNs?

3. Do nursing practice hours completed in another state count towards LSBN's CE/nursing practice requirements?

4. Do I need additional CEs or nursing practice hours to renew my compact/multistate license?

5. I work in a role as a RN that does not involve direct patient care. What CE/nursing practice requirements do I need to fulfill?

6. Do academic courses count towards the CE requirement?

7. What authority does the board have to perform the CE/nursing practice audit?

8. How many nurses are selected for the CE/nursing practice audit?

9. What is the main reason RNs have an unsuccessful CE/nursing practice audit?

10. How many times can a licensee be selected for the CE/nursing practice audit?

11. May I fax or email my audit documents to the board office?

12. What is the deadline for all required audit documents to be physically received at the LSBN office?

13. To what address do I mail the required audit documents, and how can I ensure the audit documents arrive at the LSBN office before the deadline?

14. How are notifications sent to licensees advising them they were selected for the CE/nursing practice audit?

15. Why was I chosen for the CE/nursing practice audit?

16. What is the penalty for not submitting all required audit documents , or what if all required audit documents do not physically arrive at the LSBN office on or before the date/deadline?

17. What are the documents that are required to be sent to LSBN when RNs and APRNs are selected for the CE/nursing practice audit?

18. What type of nursing CE does LSBN accept for license renewal?

19. What information must CE certificates of completion for RNs include in order to be accepted by LSBN?

20. What information must CE certificates of completion for APRNs include in order to be accepted by LSBN?

21. What if I can't locate or lost my CE certificates I completed during the 2-year licensure period?

22. What if I renewed my license but realize that my documentation does not meet LSBN requirements, or I did not complete the proper quantity and/or type of nursing CE required for Louisiana but renewed anyway?

23. What if I no longer work for the same employer that I worked for during the 2-year licensure period, or I had multiple nursing employers during the 2-year licensure period?

24. I'm a licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with prescriptive authority. Is my annual CE/nursing practice audit different than a Registered Nurse?

25. What if I had an address change which I did not provide to LSBN and I'm worried that I was chosen for the CE/nursing practice audit?

26. How will I know the outcome of my CE/nursing practice audit?