LPN training in Idaho

University of Phoenix

Location: Online School

How to Become an LPN in Idaho

To become an LPN in Idaho you will need to:

  1. Attend a nursing program approved by the Idaho Board of Nursing and have the school send a set of official transcripts directly to the Board.
  2. Send a completed, notarized application to the Idaho Board of Nursing along with a $40 application fee. You can get an application form at http://www2.state.id.us/ibn/UPDATED%20FORMS%202009/Licensure_by_Examination_LPN.pdf.   
  3. Your application must also include a passport-size photograph, a completed fingerprint card, a completed census questionnaire form, a $30 fingerprinting fee, and a $75 licensure fee in the form of a check made out to the Idaho Board of Nursing.
  4. Your nursing school must complete, notarize, and send an affidavit of graduation to the Idaho Board of Nursing as directed by the Board.  
  5. Once you are approved to test, register for and pass the NCLEX-PN exam. You can register online at http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex. The exam fee is $200.
  6. Receive your license from the Idaho Board of Nursing.

NCLEX-PN exam results are mailed to you 10 days after the exam.

PN licenses in Idaho must be renewed every two years, before August 31st during each odd-numbered year.

Did you know that LPNs in Idaho earn a mean hourly wage of $18.12 or a mean annual wage of $37,690?

Idaho Board of Nursing

280 N. 8th Street, Suite 210
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720   
Phone: (208) 334-3110
Fax: (208) 334-3262
Website: http://www2.state.id.us/ibn


Other LPN schools in Idaho

College of Southern Idaho

Eastern Idaho Technical College

Lewis-Clark State College

North Idaho College