LPN training in Mississippi

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How to Become an LPN in Mississippi

To become an LPN in Mississippi you will need to:

  1. Attend a practical nursing program in the United States.
  2. Complete and sign an application form for licensure. You can get one at http://www.msbn.state.ms.us/pdf/LPNexam09.pdf. Application packages should include a passport-size photo that is signed and dated across the bottom or the side of the photograph, a $60 check made out to the Mississippi Board of Nursing as an application fee, and a notarized Authorization to Release Information form. Send all materials to the Mississippi Board of Nursing.
  3. Request that your nursing school send a set of official transcripts to the Mississippi Board of Nursing.
  4. Register for the NCLEX exam at http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex/. The exam fee is $200.
  5. Take and pass the NCLEX exam.   
  6. Receive your license from the Mississippi Board of Nursing.
PN licenses in Mississippi need to be renewed every two years in odd-numbered years.

Did you know that LPNs in Mississippi earn a mean hourly wage of $16.39 or a mean annual wage of $34,090?

Mississippi Board of Nursing

1935 Lakeland Drive, Suite B
Jackson, MS 39216-5014   
Phone: (601) 987-4188
Fax: (601) 364-2352
Website: http://www.msbn.state.ms.us/


Other LPN schools in Mississippi

Coahoma Community College

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

East Central Community College

East Mississippi Community College

Hinds Community College

Holmes Community College

Itawamba Community College

Jones County Junior College

Meridian Community College

Mississippi Delta Community College

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northwest Mississippi Community College

Pearl River Community College

Southwest Mississippi Community College

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