(LPN) Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

Duties and Responsibilities: Licensed practical nurses provide basic care to patients in a multitude of health care settings. They maintain and monitor patients health, perform wound care, update patient records, take vital signs and assist patients with personal hygiene

Median Salary: $41,920

Education: Starting a career as a licensed practical nurse with completion of a state-approved training program. Available in technical schools, community colleges, and hospitals , , LPN programs typically last a year and result in a diploma. The other courses Practical nursing students might also take:

·         Basic nursing
·         Medical terminology
·         Infection control
·         Life span health care 
·         Pharmacology

         

     Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? or Why not?

             I would like too know more about this career to decide if I actually  pick yes or no, just with the little information I have I could have found more but its better to know or ask someone who is one and have there point of view on this career