Licensing Agency

Connecticut licenses nurses through the Board of Examiners for Nursing and enforces education clinical training and continuing competence requirements. Employers commonly require state licensure national certification for specialty roles and documented competency for advanced procedures. Advanced practice nurses must hold graduate degrees national certification and state recognition for prescriptive authority.

Continuing Education

License renewal requires continuing education attestation and documentation of practice hours where applicable. Radiology and critical care specialties often require targeted continuing education and simulation training. Academic centers provide structured continuing education and peer review opportunities.

Sources: Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing | National Council of State Boards of Nursing