LPN Training in New Mexico

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How to Become an LPN in New Mexico

To become an LPN in New Mexico you will need to:

  1. Attend an approved practical nursing program in the United States.
  2. Complete an application form for licensure. You can get one at http://www.bon.state.nm.us/forms/RN_LPN_Exam_dec08.pdf.
  3. Using two Board-provided fingerprint cards, get fingerprinted for a criminal background check at the state and national level. You can request them at http://bon.state.nm.us/fingerprint_form.php.
  4. Send a completed application package to the New Mexico Board of Nursing. The package must consist of an application form, application fee, fingerprint cards, Fingerprint Certificate Form, notarized Authorization for Release of Information Form, and a money order in the amount of $40.25 for the background check processing fee.
  5. Register for the NCLEX exam at http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex/. The exam fee is $200.
  6. The director of the nursing school you attended must sign and send a completed Certificate of Completion form to the Board.
  7. Once you are approved to test, take and pass the exam.
  8. Receive your license from the New Mexico Board of Nursing.

Did you know that LPNs in New Mexico earn a mean hourly wage of $23.02 or a mean annual wage of $47,880?

New Mexico Board of Nursing

6301 Indian School Road, NE
Suite 710
Albuquerque, NM 87110   
Phone: (505) 841-8340
Fax: (505) 841-8347
Website: http://www.bon.state.nm.us/

Other LPN schools in New Mexico

Clovis Community College

    Clovis
  • (505) 769-2811
  • 417 Schepps Blvd, Clovis, New Mexico 88101-8381

Luna Community College

    Las Vegas
  • (505) 454-2500
  • Hot Springs Blvd, Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701

New Mexico Junior College

    Hobbs
  • (505) 392-4510
  • 5317 Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, New Mexico 88240

New Mexico State University-Carlsbad

    Carlsbad
  • (505) 234-9200
  • 1500 University Dr, Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220

New Mexico State University-Dona Ana

    Las Cruces
  • (505) 527-7500
  • 3400 S Espina, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8001