Tennessee

RNs and LPNs must complete 2 items every 2 years from the following list:
• 5 contact hours of continuing education (if not practicing, 10 contact hours will fulfill the requirement)
• Copy of a satisfactory employer evaluation
• Letter from a peer providing a satisfactory evaluation of your nursing performance
• Letter from a patient or family member giving evidence of a satisfactory nurse/patient relationship
• Copy of a contract of renewal or re-appointment to a nursing position
• Written self-evaluation based on the standards of competence listed in the rules
• Evidence of current national certification
• A document that identifies two nursing goals and how you met these goals
• A letter from the agency where you volunteered as a nurse
• Documentation from a school of nursing stating that you participated in the education of nursing students (RNs only)
• Copy of a published article relevant to nursing written by the licensee
• Letter of satisfactory completion of a nursing refresher course
• Letter of satisfactory completion of a comprehensive nursing orientation program
• Official transcript (may be student issued) demonstrating two hours of nursing credit
• Evidence of successfully retaken NCLEX