Licensed
Practical Nurse (LPN)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Licensed practical
nurses (LPNs) work with and under the direction of registered nurses and
physicians. They care for injured, handicapped, and sick patients.
Their duties include taking temperatures, blood pressures, and pulses.
They also give injections, change dressings, and help give patients
baths. In general, they care for patients in hospitals, nursing homes,
and extended care facilities. Some practical nurses work in private
homes.
Salary: $16,000 - $23,000
Education: Although a high school diploma or GED certificate is not
always required, it is encouraged. LPNs do not have the extensive
professional education that is required for a registered nurse. State
approved training programs are offered by the hospitals, vocational schools,
junior colleges and private schools.
Reflection: Do you think you would like to be
one? Why? Why not?
I would maybe like to be that because it wouldn't be that hard of a job.