Washington DC

RNs must complete 24 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years, including 2 contact hours in COVID Vaccinations (for active licenses on September 2021), 2 contact hours in LGTBQ or Cultural Awareness, and 3 contact hours in HIV/AIDS or Director’s Topics, which are listed below.

LPNs must complete 18 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years, including 2 contact hours in COVID Vaccinations (for active licenses on September 2021), 2 contact hours in LGTBQ or Cultural Awareness, and 3 contact hours in HIV/AIDS or Director’s Topics, which are listed below.

Director’s Topics:
• Responsible opioid prescribing and effective pain management
• Nutrition and obesity prevention
• Identifying and reporting abuse (child and adult), neglect (child and adult), human trafficking, and domestic violence
• Sexual health (including taking sexual history, discussing sexual experiences with patients, sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV/AIDS), HPV vaccines, connections to cancer, latent tuberculosis, safe sex, and birth control)
• Ethics and appropriate patient interactions (i.e. boundaries, patient privacy, and communications including telehealth)
• Smoking, vaping, and tobacco (including dangers, smoking cessation, and non-smoke tobacco products)
• Preparing your patients for an emergency and handling vulnerable populations in an emergency
• Identifying impairment (physical or mental) in patients and providers (including complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act)
• Vaccinations (including legal requirements and appropriate exemptions)
• Implicit bias, cultural competence and Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in health and health care