The New Mexico Board of Nursing provides the following guidelines regarding the continuing education requirements for nursing professions in New Mexico.
Licensed Practical Nurses
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LPNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years.
Registered Nurses
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RNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
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APRNs must maintain national certification in their area of specialty.
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APRNs with DEA registration must complete 5 contact hours of non-cancer pain management.
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The New Mexico Department of Health encourages certifying practitioners to complete at least 2 Contact Hours related to the medicinal use of cannabis each year
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APRN-CNS with Controlled Substances Prescriptive and Dispensing Authority
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45 hours of advanced-level pharmacology continuing education: OR
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A 3-credit-hour graduate-level advanced nursing program academic pharmacology course.
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Certified Nurse Midwives
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Must complete 30 contact hours; 15 of which must be in pharmacology.
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5 Contact hours must be on any of the following topics:
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The CNM rule, as it applies to the management of chronic pain, the pharmacology and risks of controlled substances, the problems of abuse and addiction, and State and federal regulations for the prescription of controlled substances.
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https://www.nmhealth.org/publication/view/rules/4567/
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