CPD requirements for nurses
What the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia's CPD registration standard asks of a nurse with general registration, and how VitalCPD keeps your records ready for an audit.
What the Board requires
- At least 20 h of CPD each registration year (this one: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2027).
- Your records must show your learning needs, plan, participation and reflection.
- If you're also a registered midwife, you need CPD for both. Activities relevant to both can count for both.
Endorsements and notations
- Nurse practitioner: an extra 10 h, on prescribing and administration of medicines, diagnostic investigations, consultation and referral.
- Scheduled medicines (registered nurse): an extra 10 h, on obtaining, supplying and administering scheduled medicines.
- Scheduled medicines: designated registered nurse prescriber: an extra 10 h, related to prescribing of scheduled medicines.
Registered part-way through the year? Your hours may be less (pro-rata). Work out your own hours.
Sources, checked 15 Oct 2026:
Boards update their standards from time to time. VitalCPD isn't affiliated with Ahpra or the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia; always check the Board's current standard.
Reflection questions in VitalCPD
Based on NMBA CPD fact sheet, Appendix 1. VitalCPD asks these for every activity you log.
- Identified learning needs
- Action plan
- Description of topic(s) covered during activity and outcome
- Reflection on activity and specification to practice
- Summary