licensed piratical nurse

                     (LPN)

             Licensed Practical nurse

Duties and responsibilities:

Often, they provide basic bedside care. Many LPNs measure and record patients' vital signs such as weight, height, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiratory rate. They also prepare and give injections and enemas, monitor catheters, dress wounds, and give alcohol rubs and massages. To help keep patients comfortable, they assist with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene, moving in bed, standing, and walking. They might also feed patients who need help eating. Experienced LPNs may supervise nursing assistants and aides, and other LPNs.

As part of their work, LPNs collect samples for testing, perform routine laboratory tests, and record food and fluid intake and output. They clean and monitor medical equipment. Sometimes, they help physicians and registered nurses perform tests and procedures. Some LPNs help to deliver, care for, and feed infants.

LPNs also monitor their patients and report adverse reactions to medications or treatments. LPNs gather information from patients, including their health history and how they are currently feeling. They may use this information to complete insurance forms, pre-authorizations, and referrals, and they share information with registered nurses and doctors to help determine the best course of care for a patient. LPNs often teach family members how to care for a relative or teach patients about good health habits.^[1]

Salary: $41,540 per year depending on the area and state where one is working on

Education: Starting a career as a licensed practical nurse begins with completion of a state-approved training program. Available at technical schools, community colleges and hospitals, LPN programs typically last one year and result in a diploma. Curricula include large amounts of practical experience in a clinical setting. Practical nursing students may also take courses in:

·         Basic nursing

·         Medical terminology

·         Infection control

·         Life span health care

·         Pharmacology

Licensure

 

Reflection:  this is a good job if one’s in the medical felid and is pursuing this for a career

But yeah this is more like a little something once someone goes after high school but never the less one must not judge