The Nursing CE Burden Index: U.S. Nursing License Renewal Burden by Jurisdiction

A board-verified ranking of all 51 U.S. nursing jurisdictions (50 states plus the District of Columbia) by the burden a Registered Nurse faces at license renewal. Each jurisdiction is scored on a weighted composite of required continuing-education (CE) hours per year (50%), the number of mandatory CE topics (30%), and the annualized renewal fee (20%). Compiled from official state Board of Nursing sources, with per-record provenance and verification dates. Source study: https://www.renewrn.net/research/nursing-ce-burden-index Always confirm current requirements with your state Board of Nursing before relying on this data.