About the Board of Nursing

The Board:

Licenses registered nurses (RN), licensed practical nurses (LPN), and advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), including certified nurse midwives (CNM), certified nurse practitioners (CNP), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), and clinical nurse specialists (CNS); and registers medication aides and certified nurse aides (CNA).
Approves nursing education programs for the preparation of LPNs, RNs, and APRNs and training programs for medication aides, nurse aides, dialysis technicians, and diabetes aides.
Takes and investigates complaints on nurses and medication aides.