Laws and Rules: Florida Board of Nursing
Questions and Answers
HowAoftenAmustAnursesAlicensedAinAFloridaArenewAtheirAlicenses?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EveryAtwoAyears
WhereAcanAnursesArenewAtheirAlicensesAandAverifyAtheAstatusAofAtheirArenewalAinAFlorida?A
-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-OnAtheAFloridaAHealthAMedicalAQualityAAssuranceAwebsite
WhatAisAtheAresponsibilityAofAnursesAinAFloridaAregardingAlicenseArenewal?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ItAisAtheAnurse'sAresponsibilityAtoArenewAtheirAlicenseAeveryAtwoAyears.
HowAcanAnursingAprofessionalsAfindAlicenseArenewalAinformation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ByAvisitingAtheAFloridaABoardAofANursingAwebsite
WhatAsystemAdoesAtheAFloridaADepartmentAofAHealthAMedicalAQualityAAssuranceAuseAtoAv
erifyAaApractitioner'sAcontinuingAeducationArecord?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CEBrokerAelectronicAtrackingAsystem
HowAmanyAcontactAhoursAareArequiredAforALPNs,ARNs,AandAAPRNsAduringAtheAtwo-
yearAlicenseArenewalAcycle?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-24AcontactAhours
WhichAcoursesAareAconsideredAmandatoryAandAcountAtowardsAtheAtotalA24AcontactAhoursA
requiredAforALPNs,ARNs,AandAAPRNsAduringArenewal?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AllAofAtheAabove
HowAoftenAisAaAtwo-
hourAcourseAinAdomesticAviolenceArequiredAforALPNs,ARNs,AandAAPRNsAduringAtheArenew
alAcycle?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EveryAthirdArenewalAcycle
HowAcanAanARNAwhoAholdsAbothAanARNAandAanALPNAlicenseAsatisfyAtheAcontinuingAeducat
ionArequirementAforAbothAlicenses?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ByAcompletingAtheARNArequirementsAonly
WhatAisAtheArequirementAforAAPRNsAregardingAtheAprescriptionAofAcontrolledAsubstancesA
duringAtheArenewalAcycle?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CompleteA3AhoursAinAtheAsafeAandAeffectiveAprescriptionAofAcontrolledAsubstances
WhatAisAtheAexceptionAforAAPRNsAregardingAtheAprescriptionAorAdispensingAofAcontrolledAs
ubstances?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAmaster'sAorAdoctoralAdegreeAinAaAclinicalAnursingAspecialtyAwithAtrainingAinAspecializedAs
killsAisAneeded.
WhatAactivitiesAareAwithinAtheAscopeAofAAPRNsAaccordingAtoAtheAprovidedAinformation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Initiating,Amonitoring,AorAalteringAtherapiesAforAcertainAuncomplicatedAacuteAillnesses
WhatAdoesAaAcertifiedAregisteredAnurseAanesthetistA(CRNA)AdoAduringAanesthesiaAproced
ures?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheyAmakeAdecisionsAaboutAtheAappropriateAtypeAofAanesthesia,AorderApre-
anestheticAmedication,AandArenderAtheApatientAinsensibleAtoApainAduringAtheAperformanceA
ofAprocedures.
WhatAisAtheAresponsibilityAofACRNAsAinAtheApost-anesthesiaArecoveryAarea?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PlacingAspecialAperipheralAandAcentralAvenousAandAarterialAlines
Questions and Answers
HowAoftenAmustAnursesAlicensedAinAFloridaArenewAtheirAlicenses?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EveryAtwoAyears
WhereAcanAnursesArenewAtheirAlicensesAandAverifyAtheAstatusAofAtheirArenewalAinAFlorida?A
-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-OnAtheAFloridaAHealthAMedicalAQualityAAssuranceAwebsite
WhatAisAtheAresponsibilityAofAnursesAinAFloridaAregardingAlicenseArenewal?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ItAisAtheAnurse'sAresponsibilityAtoArenewAtheirAlicenseAeveryAtwoAyears.
HowAcanAnursingAprofessionalsAfindAlicenseArenewalAinformation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ByAvisitingAtheAFloridaABoardAofANursingAwebsite
WhatAsystemAdoesAtheAFloridaADepartmentAofAHealthAMedicalAQualityAAssuranceAuseAtoAv
erifyAaApractitioner'sAcontinuingAeducationArecord?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CEBrokerAelectronicAtrackingAsystem
HowAmanyAcontactAhoursAareArequiredAforALPNs,ARNs,AandAAPRNsAduringAtheAtwo-
yearAlicenseArenewalAcycle?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-24AcontactAhours
WhichAcoursesAareAconsideredAmandatoryAandAcountAtowardsAtheAtotalA24AcontactAhoursA
requiredAforALPNs,ARNs,AandAAPRNsAduringArenewal?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AllAofAtheAabove
HowAoftenAisAaAtwo-
hourAcourseAinAdomesticAviolenceArequiredAforALPNs,ARNs,AandAAPRNsAduringAtheArenew
alAcycle?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EveryAthirdArenewalAcycle
HowAcanAanARNAwhoAholdsAbothAanARNAandAanALPNAlicenseAsatisfyAtheAcontinuingAeducat
ionArequirementAforAbothAlicenses?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ByAcompletingAtheARNArequirementsAonly
WhatAisAtheArequirementAforAAPRNsAregardingAtheAprescriptionAofAcontrolledAsubstancesA
duringAtheArenewalAcycle?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CompleteA3AhoursAinAtheAsafeAandAeffectiveAprescriptionAofAcontrolledAsubstances
WhatAisAtheAexceptionAforAAPRNsAregardingAtheAprescriptionAorAdispensingAofAcontrolledAs
ubstances?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAmaster'sAorAdoctoralAdegreeAinAaAclinicalAnursingAspecialtyAwithAtrainingAinAspecializedAs
killsAisAneeded.
WhatAactivitiesAareAwithinAtheAscopeAofAAPRNsAaccordingAtoAtheAprovidedAinformation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Initiating,Amonitoring,AorAalteringAtherapiesAforAcertainAuncomplicatedAacuteAillnesses
WhatAdoesAaAcertifiedAregisteredAnurseAanesthetistA(CRNA)AdoAduringAanesthesiaAproced
ures?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheyAmakeAdecisionsAaboutAtheAappropriateAtypeAofAanesthesia,AorderApre-
anestheticAmedication,AandArenderAtheApatientAinsensibleAtoApainAduringAtheAperformanceA
ofAprocedures.
WhatAisAtheAresponsibilityAofACRNAsAinAtheApost-anesthesiaArecoveryAarea?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PlacingAspecialAperipheralAandAcentralAvenousAandAarterialAlines