Developed by: Scott Strachan RN, BSN
Illinois registered nurses and licensed practical nurses who need continuing education for license renewal, including nurses seeking a consolidated collection of Illinois-mandated training and practical nursing education.
Self-directed online home study completed independently, including written instructional content, scenario-based reflection, and course assessments.
The Illinois RN/LPN State Required Course Bundle combines Illinois-mandated training topics that may apply to registered nurses and licensed practical nurses with additional courses selected from C-E-U.com’s practical and popular educational offerings.
The bundle awards a total of 20 Contact Hours, matching the general continuing education total required for an Illinois RN or LPN two-year renewal cycle. A nurse completing the first renewal of an Illinois RN or LPN license may be exempt from the general continuing education requirement.
Illinois requires one Contact Hour of sexual harassment prevention training during each applicable renewal cycle.
Health care professionals who are subject to continuing education requirements must also complete one Contact Hour of implicit bias awareness training during each renewal period. Beginning July 1, 2026, the course must include potential maternal health risk factors affecting marginalized racial or ethnic groups with increased maternal mortality rates when the renewing professional reports providing maternal health care services.
Cultural competency training is required before the first applicable renewal occurring on or after January 1, 2025, and must be repeated at least once every six years. The training addresses the integrated attitudes, knowledge, communication practices, and skills needed to provide effective care to patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities.
The bundle provides two Contact Hours of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia training, although Illinois requires a minimum of one Contact Hour for applicable health care professionals. The course addresses assessment and diagnosis, effective communication strategies, management, and care planning. This training must be completed before the first applicable renewal requiring continuing education on or after January 1, 2025, and repeated at least once every six years.
Illinois medical personnel who work with children in a professional or official capacity must complete mandated reporter training at least once every six years and complete the applicable attestation at each license renewal. The training addresses indicators of child abuse and neglect, immediate reporting and documentation, trauma-informed responses, the child protective services process, and the reporter’s responsibilities after making a report. Medical personnel who do not work with children may be permitted to complete the renewal attestation instead of repeating the training.
These additional courses provide the remaining 14 Contact Hours and address infection prevention, confidentiality, workplace communication, safe patient handling, neurological conditions, older-adult care, and practical support responsibilities.
Completion of the bundle does not establish that every included Illinois-mandated topic is due for every nurse during the same renewal cycle. Applicability depends on the nurse’s renewal history, practice setting, patient population, and professional responsibilities. Each nurse remains responsible for verifying current renewal dates, exemptions, course applicability, and documentation requirements.
Upon completion of this bundle, the learner will be able to:
The planners and authors of this educational activity have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests related to the content of this course. This educational activity was developed for educational purposes and does not receive commercial support.
The information provided in this course is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as legal, financial, or individualized professional advice. Although reasonable efforts have been made to provide accurate and current information, requirements may change and the content is not guaranteed to be free from errors or omissions.
Participants should consult the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and other appropriate authorities regarding requirements applicable to their licenses, renewal cycles, and professional circumstances. The course creators and presenters disclaim liability for decisions made solely on the basis of the information provided.
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