LPN Travel Nurse Jobs - LPN Career Options
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A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) cares
for sick, injured, disabled and convalescent
people in a hospital or other healthcare
facility under the direct supervision of a
Registered Nurse or Physician. A Licensed
Practical Nurse is more qualified and holds more
responsibilities than a Certified Nurse
Assistant (CNA), but is not as qualified as a
Registered Nurse (RN).
For many people, becoming a Registered Nurse is
not possible due to financial and/or time
constraints. A career as a Licensed Practical
Nurse is an excellent opportunity to get into
nursing without having to commit to three or
four years of studying. Many Licensed Practical
Nurses continue with their studies and
eventually become Registered Nurses. Others
choose to continue in a career as a Licensed
Practical Nurse and can progress to more senior
LPN positions.
Due to the critical importance of working in the
healthcare industry, teamwork is essential. From
the top down everyone is responsible (either
directly or indirectly) for ensuring that the
patient’s needs are met with the highest
standard of professionalism.
To become a successful Licensed Practical Nurse
you will need to take pride in your work, have a
caring nature and an ability to deal with
stressful situations. It is also essential to
follow orders from senior staff unconditionally,
and work well under supervision.
As a Licensed Practical Nurse is not as
qualified as a Registered Nurse (RN), LPNs are
limited in the duties they can perform.
Some of the duties of an LPN are listed
below:
- Assuring that patients are as comfortable as
possible
- Feeding patients who are unable to feed
themselves
- Supervising certified nurse assistants
- Collecting samples for testing
- Recording food and fluid intake
- Maintaining a patients personal hygiene
- Assisting in delivering babies
- Completing insurance forms
- Monitoring / Reading medical equipment
- Making appointments
- Keeping records
- Dressing wounds
- Recording a Patients vital signs
- Monitoring patients weight, blood pressure,
temperature and pulse
- Educating patients on post-treatment and home
care needs
Advantages of working as an LPN:
- You can work in a Nursing Capacity without
having the expense of spending 3+ years in
college.
- You qualify in 1/2 years, so you can enter the
Nursing profession and start earning in a
relatively short period of time.
- Great experience can be earned and used
towards gaining further qualifications if
desired.
- Students considering a career in the Nursing
Profession can gain first hand experience as an
LPN.
- After gaining experience as an LPN,
individuals can then make an informed decision
whether a career in nursing and which specialty
is suitable for them.
- LPNs have the option to work in permanent
employment or Travel Nurse Employment.
Education & Salary:
A Licensed Practical Nurse is sometimes known as
a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or a
Registered Practical Nurse (RPN). An LPN can
work in Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Medical
Centers and Home Health Care settings, and any
setting where a Registered Nurse would work.
To become Qualified as an LPN you need to pass a
state approved program. LPN programs usually
last one/two years and are available in many
Private Nursing Schools, Vocational Colleges,
Technical Colleges and Community Schools.
Subjects taught in typical LPN programs include
Medications, Anatomy and Physiology, and
Practical Patient Care. On completion of the LPN
Program, students are required to pass the
NCLEX-PN licensing examination.
Licensed Practical Nurses can earn salaries
between $35,000 and $45,000. Salaries are
dependant on location and experience. Hospitals
often offer additional benefits and bonuses. A
Licensed Practical Nurse working for a Travel
Nurse Company can receive accommodation or an
accommodation allowance in addition to his/her
salary.
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