Licensed Practical Nurse
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Required
DESCRIPTION OF OCCUPATION: A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) cares for ill, injured, convalescent, and handicapped persons in all settings including, but not limited to hospitals, clinics, private homes, sanitariums, and similar institutions under the direction of a Advanced Practice RN, Registered Nurse, or Physician. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSING: Personal requirements: Submit FBI electronic fingerprint for criminal background history check. Education requirements: Graduate from a board-approved nursing program. EXAMINATIONS: National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX). FEES: $40 for application, $54 for 2-year license, $40 for Center for Nursing special fund, and $100 for biennial compliance resolution fund. Renewal every 2 years is $36. OTHER: There were 1,407 licenses currently active as of February 24, 2022. ~ revised 12/20
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- Background check required
Issuing body
- Department
- Hawaii State Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
- Division
- Professional and Vocational Licensing Division
- Board
- Board of Nursing
- Address
- P. O. Box 3469 [335 Merchant St., Rm. 301, Honolulu, HI 96813] Honolulu, HI 96801
- Phone
- (808) 586-3000
- Agency website
- http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/nursing/
- Licence page
- https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/nursing/
- Last updated
- July 21, 2022
Occupations (O*NET)
- Licensed Practical Nurse 29-2061.00
Source and verification
This record is Hawaii's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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