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Illinois
Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation
IDFPR
320 West Washington Street
Springfield, Illinois 62786
1-800-560-6420
http://www.idfpr.com/profs/info/Nursing.asp
Licensure Information: http://www.idfpr.com/actsnrules.asp
Registered Nurse:
Continuing Education Requirements: Beginning with the May 31, 2012 renewal, all registered nurses shall complete 20 hours of approved continuing education per 2 year license renewal cycle. All CE must be completed in the 24 months preceding expiration of the license.
Licensure Requirement Summary:
• proof of graduation from a licensed practical nursing education program
• verification of fingerprint processing from the Illinois Department of State Police (DSP), or its designated agent. (Practical nurses licensed in Illinois are not required to be fingerprinted when applying for a license as a registered professional nurse.)
• the required fees
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):
Continuing Education Requirements: Beginning with the January 31, 2013 renewal, all licensed practical nurses shall complete 20 hours of approved continuing education per 2 year license renewal cycle. All CE must be completed in the 24 months preceding expiration of the license.
Licensure Requirement Summary:
Earn your LPN Degree, 1 year of courses and hands-on practice.
Apply for licensure with the Illinois Board of Nursing ($85 fee) – Have your school send your transcript to them as well
Obtain a CPR card and pass the NCLEX-PN exam
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Licensure renewal requirements:
LPN & RN: 20 hours/2 yrs APRN: 50 hours/2 yrs
The following courses are approved by the ANCC and may fulfill your contact hour requirements:
NURS 1-620 How to Effectively Manage Health Care Facilities
NURS 1-628 Improving Human Resources
NURS 1-634 Learning to Understand Finances
NURS 1-644 Learning Health Care History, Medicare …
NURS 1-654 The Aging Process: Building Geriatric Resident Care Skills
NURS 1-700 ETHICS: Resident Rights, Behavior, and Quality of Life,…
NURS 1-706 Federal Requirements: Resident Assessment, Quality of Care
NURS 1-710 Federal Requirements: Nursing Services, Dietary, …
NURS 1-720 Infection Control: Infection Control Program
NURS 1-724 Infection Control: Influenza and Norovirus Gastroenteritis
NURS 1-734 Infection Control: Use of Masks, …
NURS 1-740 Infection Control: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
NURS 1-750 Federal Survey Procedures for Long-Term Care Facilities
NURS 1-770 MDS 3.0 RAI Chapters 1, 2, and Chapter 3 Sections A,B,C
NURS 1-776 MDS Guide:Chapter 3 sections d through k
NURS 1-780 Doing the Resident Assessment Protocols MDS 3.0 Chapter 3:L to Z Ch 4, 5, 6
NURS 1-960 Healthy Aging Concepts
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