| The licensed practical nurse (LPN) for short is one of | | | | as 12 months and get a job immediately to start |
| the different nursing categories that one can go into | | | | earning money and providing a service to the |
| if they are interested in becoming a nurse or working | | | | community you live in. Some of the areas where the |
| in the healthcare industry. Nursing is a noble | | | | skills of a LPN are in great demand include hospitals, |
| profession as well as a recession proof job and it is | | | | physicians' clinic and offices, home health care |
| an excellent profession to go into to help people, and | | | | services and any program where nursing care is |
| also have a steady means to sustain yourself and | | | | required. |
| your family. As long as one can remember there is | | | | The licensed practical nurse plays a critical role in a |
| always a shortage of nurses in the US healthcare | | | | patient's journey to recovery and can work with any |
| system and therefore always a spot for anybody | | | | medical specialty in the hospital. The duties will largely |
| interested in going into the profession. | | | | depend on the area of the healthcare facility they |
| To become a licensed practical nurse you need to | | | | work in, and some of their duties could include: |
| apply to an accredited LPN program to do the | | | | - Getting the patients vital signs |
| training. One of the requirements for applying to such | | | | - Helping the patient with personal hygiene |
| a program includes a high school diploma or GED. | | | | - Carrying out routine lab tests |
| There are different types of licensed practical nursing | | | | - Collecting lab forms and dropping off samples |
| schools out there where you can train to become an | | | | - Assisting with infant care |
| LPN, and they include training at a hospital that runs | | | | - Educating patients and family members about the |
| such a program, attending a vocational technical | | | | patients needs |
| school or a community college. The idea is to go with | | | | - Supervising nurse assistants and nurse aids |
| the one that is more convenient for you. | | | | - Working with the RNs and the physician to provide |
| In a Licensed Practical Nurse program the course | | | | the best care to the patient |
| work is directed towards patient care and some of | | | | The demand for nurses is ever increasing and |
| the classes you will be taking include first aid, | | | | becoming and licensed practical nurse puts you on the |
| psychology, anatomy, biology, chemistry, food and | | | | launch pad to get into a rewarding and recession |
| nutrition and learning medical terminology. The good | | | | proof career, and will be a stepping stone to advance |
| news is that you can complete your training in as little | | | | your learning to the very top of nursing. |