Duties and Responsibilities:
- Administering medications prescribed by a physician
- Maintaining patient charts and reporting changes in the patients conditions
- Collecting blood, urine, and other samples for laboratory tests
- Assembling and using equipment such as tracheotomy tubes, catheters, and oxygen suppliers.
Salary:
The median annual wage for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses was $41,540 in May 2012. Employment of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses is projected to grow 25 percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Education:
Diploma in practical nursing; certificates available in some areas
Reflection:
No I wouldn't want to become a Licensed Practical Nurse because that's just not what I want to do.
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