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LPNs are:
health care providers who are responsible for the sick, injured, convalescent, and disabled.
Under physicians and registered nurses orders LPNs:
dress wounds and apply bandages
take vital signs which include temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rate
give medications and injections under doctors orders
observe patients and report any changes
assemble and use equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes and oxygen supplies
record food and fluid intake and output
bathe, dress, and feed patients
apply compresses and hot and cold packs
collect samples of blood and urine to be tested for diseases and other illnesses
perform routine laboratory tests
LPNs may work in:
hospitals
smaller clinics
nursing homes
home care facilities
rehabilitation centers
doctors offices
military
An LPNs education and training consists of:
going to a vocational school for 1-2 years
going to clinical (hospital or nursing home)
after you graduate from the vocational school you must pass a final examination
Besides education and training, an LPN needs to be:
you need to be able to give orders
be able to follow orders
be caring and compassionate
have a great deal of patience and self-control
have good communication skills
have good observation skills
have a willingness to learn
be good at decision-making
Some related jobs to a LPN are:
dental assistant
dental hygienist
electroneurodiagnostic technician
home care worker
massage therapist
medical imaging technician
medical lab technician
midwife
nuclear medicine technologist
registered nurse
nurse practitioner
occupational therapist
paramedic
pharmacy technician
public health nurse
veterinary technician
social and human service assistants
surgical technologists
teacher assistants
Several different ways LPNs use math are:
giving medications
mixing medications
measuring intake and output of fluids
measuring bruises, skin tears, and pressure sores
giving patients their medications or injections at certain times
checking patients oxygen machines to see if they set at the proper oxygen level, do finger sticks, and checking a patients vital signs by reading charts
counting narcotics
Other facts:
medical field is a growing field
if you have the requirements for this job, it should be easy to find one
probably never be a shortage of jobs for the number of people who want them
to find a job, you shouldnt have to relocate
Approximate Word count = 362
Approximate Pages = 1.4
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