New Mexico CE Requirements for License Renewal

New-Mexico.jpegAs a nurse in the state of New Mexico, you are required to earn continuing education to renew your active license.

Renewal Requirements

RN
  • Every two years
    • 30 hours of continuing education 
LPN 
  • Every two years
    • 30 hours of continuing education 
Advanced Practice
  • Every two years
    • Certified Nurse Practitioner
      • 50 hours each renewal  
        • 30 hours of continuing education for licensure as an RN  
    • Certified Nurse Practitioners or Clinical Nurse Specialists with DEA registration
      • 50 hours of continuing education 
        • 30 hours of continuing education for licensure as an RN
        • ​5 hours related to the practice specialty
        • 10 hours in pharmacology related practice
        • 5 hours in the management of non-cancer pain
    • Certified Nurse Practitioners or Clinical Nurse Specialists without DEA registration
      • 50 hours of continuing education 
    • CRNAs with DEA registration
      • 5 hours in the management of non-cancer pain

Meet your license renewal requirements

NCPD Appropriate Use of Opioids in Managing Chronic Pain
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 3.0 contact hours

NCPD The Tightrope Walk: Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship
Orthopaedic Nursing ,1.0 contact hours

NCPD A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Pain Management and Satisfaction in a Trauma Population
Journal of Trauma Nursing, 1.5 contact hours

Additional CE Resources


Visit the New Mexico Board of Nursing for more information on your renewal requirements.

Attention hospitals and other healthcare institutions! Interested in purchasing any of these CE activities in bulk for your staff?  Get more information by calling 855-695-5070 or sending an email to Sales@LippincottSolutions.com.