Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
What They Do: Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.
Also Called: Charge NurseClinic Licensed Practical Nurse (Clinic LPN)Clinic NurseHome Health Licensed Practical Nurse (Home Health LPN)Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)Office NursePediatric LPN (Pediatric Licensed Practical Nurse)Private Duty NurseRadiation Oncology NurseTriage LPN (Triage Licensed Practical Nurse)
Resource Details
On The Job
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
- Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
- Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
Technology Skills
| Name | Example |
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| Medical software |
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| Video conferencing software |
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| Electronic mail software |
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| Spreadsheet software |
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| Categorization or classification software |
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Tools Used
| Name | Example |
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| Spirometers |
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| Nebulizers |
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| Hypodermic needle |
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| Intravenous or arterial infusion bags or containers |
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| Patient stabilization or fall prevention devices |
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Knowledge
| Name | description |
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| Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
| English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar. |
| Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
| Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
| Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
Skills
| Name | description |
|---|---|
| Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
| Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
| Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
Abilities
| Name | description |
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| Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
| Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
Work Activities
| Name | description |
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| Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
| Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
| Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
| Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
Detailed Work Activities
- Record patient medical histories.
- Monitor patient conditions during treatments, procedures, or activities.
- Measure the physical or physiological attributes of patients.
- Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
- Administer intravenous medications.
Work Context
| Name | description |
|---|---|
| Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
| Telephone Conversations | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
| Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
| Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people? |
Job Zone
- Title:Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Education:Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
- Related Experience:Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training:Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Job Zone Examples:These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Specific Vocational Preparation Scale Range:(6.0 to < 7.0)
Education
- Some college, no degree
Percentage of Respondents:38
- Post-secondary certificate
Percentage of Respondents:35
- Associate's degree
Percentage of Respondents:16
Interests
| Name | description |
|---|---|
| Social | Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities. |
| Realistic | Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services. |
| Conventional | Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources. |
Work Styles
| Name | description |
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| Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
| Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
| Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
| Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
| Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
Work Values
| Name | description |
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| Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
| Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
| Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
Related Occupations
Job Outlook
- Description : New job opportunities are likely in the future.
Category : Average
Salary :
| Annual 10th percentile | Annual median | Annual 90th percentile | Hourly 10th percentile | Hourly median | Hourly 90th percentile |
| $47960 | $62340 | $80510 | $23.06 | $29.97 | $38.71 |
23.06
29.97
38.71