Essential Guide to Effortlessly Renew Your California RN License in 2025: Important Renewal Steps
As a California Registered Nurse (RN), you must stay up-to-date with license renewal requirements. In 2025, the process of renewing your California RN license involves completing 30 hours of continuing education (CE). You complete the renewal process, including entering your CE credits, through the BreEZe system. Therefore, below is a Step-by-Step Guide to Easily Renew Your California RN License in 2025: Don’t Miss These Key Requirements to help you navigate the process smoothly.
What CE Is Required to Renew My California RN License in 2025?
In 2025, to complete the renewal of your California RN license, you must complete 30 contact hours of continuing education (CE). Importantly, these hours must come from a provider recognized by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN). Renew Now CE is a BRN-approved provider (Provider ID: CEP17292) offering comprehensive CE courses tailored to meet California’s RN renewal requirements.
Furthermore, starting January 1, 2023, California Assembly Bill 1407 mandates that newly licensed nurses complete 1 hour of implicit bias training within their first two years of licensure. Renew Now CE offers this required implicit bias course, making it easy for you to stay compliant with the law. As a BRN-approved CE provider, we ensure that our courses meet all state requirements. You can verify approved providers using the DCA License Search.
For detailed information on license renewal, visit the California Board of Nursing Renewal Requirements page.
Renew Now CE’s 30-Hour CE Package
The California RN 30-hour CE package is specifically designed to meet the California Board of Nursing’s CE requirements for RNs.
- Pharmacology (10 hours) – Covers common primary care and Med-Surg medications (ANCC-approved)
- Cannabis (3 hours)
- Heart Failure Management (6 hours)
- The Obesity Epidemic and Nutrition (10 hours)
- Ketamine, Esketamine and Treatment-Resistant Depression (1 hour)
This package offers the full 30 hours required to easily renew your California RN license in 2025. Notably, courses can be taken individually and at your own pace. With short video lessons that improve knowledge retention, the system automatically saves your progress, allowing you to start and stop as needed.
Renew Now CE is also accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Provider ID: P0557, thereby ensuring high-quality education tailored to meet your professional needs.
When Should You Renew Your California Nursing License?
Your initial California RN license is valid for two birthdays (not two years) and expires on the last day of the month following your birth date. After that, you’ll need to renew your license every two years in the same month. To avoid any lapses, it’s important to complete your continuing education (CE) hours and submit your renewal through the BreEZe system before your license expiration date.
Affordable and Convenient Continuing Education
Renew Now CE prioritizes high-quality learning with courses designed by nurses, for nurses. Research shows that short video content improves retention, ensuring you feel confident in your knowledge after completing our courses.
How to Use the BreEZe System to Effortlessly Renew Your California RN License in 2025
You use the BreEZe system to renew your California nursing license. To get started, visit the official site at: BreEZe System. Following this Step-by-Step Guide to Easily Renew Your California RN License in 2025: Don’t Miss These Key Requirements will ensure you don’t miss any critical steps.
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