Washington RN license renewal and continuing education

This page explains the ACLS certification process in Washington, including accreditation with its different government agencies and how to complete your certification online or in-person.

Pacific Medical Training brand ACLS/PALS/BLS courses

The official place to buy Pacific Medical Training brand ACLS, PALS, and BLS courses is this acls.net website.

Pacific Medical Training brand ACLS/PALS/BLS courses are accepted in Washington through the following accreditation bodies and agencies:

Washington State Department of Health for nurses accepts our ANCC COURSES because there are no specific requirements or restrictions.
Washington State Department of Health Washington Medical Commission for physicians accepts our AMA COURSES because our course satisfies their rules.
Washington State Department of Health for dental professionals accepts our ADA COURSES because our course satisfies their rules.
AN ORGANIZATION for child care providers accepts our CPR because our course satisfies their rules.
Washington State Dept. of Health for pharmacists accepts our ACPE COURSES because our course satisfies their rules.
WA Dept of Health for EMTs accepts our BLS, CPR because our course satisfies their rules.
WSLHA Washington Speech, Language, Hearing Association for immunizing pharmacists accepts our CPR because they specifically reviewed and approved the organization.

RN license transfer, renewal & continuing ed

Each state needs a competent medical workforce to meet the needs of its citizens. However, the requirements for some health care professions are not the same in each state. That is why it is important to find out what is required of you as a future or current registered nurse before moving across state lines. Contact information is located at the bottom of this page.

Endorsements

To apply for a license via endorsement in Washington, you need:

Verification of your RN license from Nursys.com.
Proof of completion of a nursing program (transcript or verification).
TOEFL or IELTS scores if your program was outside the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, or some Caribbean Commonwealth territories.
Verification of passing NCLEX scores.
An active and current license.
A valid social security number. Those without can find guidance in the Washington State Social Security Number guidance document.

See the Washington State RN endorsement application.

Continuing competency

For endorsement, a seven-hour AIDS course is required. No minimum practice hours are necessary unless you trained at Excelsior or outside the US. For those trained outside the US, the Nursing Commission may require a minimum of 1,000 practice hours.

After endorsement, you’ll need to meet continuing competency requirements, including:

8 continuing education hours annually for RNs and LPNs, with 2 of these being health equity CE.
A one-time, 6-hour training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management.
ARNPs need 30 continuing education hours and an additional 15 hours related to pharmacology if they have prescriptive authority.
All nurses must complete e-Notify registration and survey online at Nursys®.

More on continuing competency can be found in the Washington State continuing competency guidelines.

Contact information

Mail correspondence with any fees to:

P.O. Box 1099
Olympia, WA 98507-1099

If not mailing fees, send mail to:

P.O. Box 47864
Olympia, WA 98504-7864

For visiting in person or other inquiries:

111 Israel Rd. S.E.
Tumwater, WA
98501

Email, phone, fax:

Email: Email Washington nursing boardEmail

Phone: 360-236-4700

Fax: 360-236-4738

FAQ

For frequently asked questions, visit the Washington State Nursing Board’s FAQ page.

In-person training

	Blended class	Classroom
Format	This is a personalized and adaptive class completed online with a computer. After the class you will schedule with an instructor to complete the hands-on portion of the class.	This is a traditional classroom class with an instructor.
Course completion	Complete the online portion + hands-on skills session with an AHA Instructor.	Contact a Training Center in your area to sign up for an instructor-led class, see above
Time	The online portion of HeartCode BLS can be completed in approximately 1 to 2 hours. Time to complete the hands-on skills session varies around approximately 60 minutes, depending on your experience level.	A full BLS provider course can take 4.5 hours to complete, including skills practice and skills testing.
Completion card	BLS provider course completion card, valid for two years	BLS provider course completion card, valid for two years

Nearby training sites

View our list of training centers and skill testers in WA.

Healthcare Certifications - Bellingham
4220 Meridian Street Ste. 104/ Bellingham, WA BLS ACLS PALS

Babcock Health - Spokane, WA
322 North Spokane Falls Court/ Spokane, WA BLS ACLS PALS

Colors Of Life CPR
Federal Way Library 34200 1st Way South/ Federal Way, WA BLS ACLS PALS

Yakima County EMS
91 Success Lane/ Naches, WA BLS ACLS PALS

CPR Learning Center
5924 6th Ave,/ Tacoma, WA BLS ACLS PALS

A First Class Training Center
11416 N Astor Rd/ Spokane, WA BLS ACLS PALS

…

Total 40 training sites in WA. Show all.

Pacific Medical Training course acceptance chart.

This list of AHA training centers is original research produced by Pacific Medical Training and is not authorized by any third party. By completing this form you are asking Pacific Medical Training to arrange a course and/or skills testing for you, preferably with this training center.

The American Heart Association name is owned by American Heart Association, Inc. Pacific Medical Training has no affiliation with American Heart Association.

Washington life support news

Bystanders and off-duty heroes team up to save man unconscious after gunlock falls accident

A man in his 20s narrowly escaped tragedy at Gunlock Falls on Sunday when he slipped, fell about 14 feet into the water, and remained submerged due to uncons...

A metro bus driver saved a taxi driver

Tim Hudsona saw that a taxi driver crashed into a parked car near Union station. The driver was unconscious with salive coming out of his mouth. Hudson calle...

Assistant coach went into cardiac arrest

An assistant football coach, Trey Henderson, went into a sudden cardiac arrest while practicing drills with the players and fell on the practice fields. The ...

Man collapsed while casting vote

The 75-year-old man collapsed due to a cardiac arrest while he was trying to cast his vote. The poll workers called 911 and the operator guided them in perfo...