Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses

Also called: Charge Nurse, Clinic Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Career Cluster: Health Science
What they do:
Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.
On the job, you would:
  • Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
  • Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
  • Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
Knowledge icon KNOWLEDGE

Health
  • medicine and dentistry
Math and Science
  • psychology
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • customer service
  • management
Skills Image SKILLS

Social
  • looking for ways to help people
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
Basic Skills
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities Image ABILITIES

Attention
  • do two or more things at the same time
  • pay attention to something without being distracted
Hand and Finger Use
  • hold or move items with your hands
Ideas and Logic
  • notice when problems happen
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
Personality Image PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Sincerity
  • Empathy
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Self-Control
  • Social Orientation
  • Cooperation
Technology Image TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Electronic mail software
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft Outlook
Video conferencing software
  • FaceTime
  • Zoom
Medical software
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Epic Systems
Education Image EDUCATION

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Some college or Certificate after high school
usually needed
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Job Outlook Image JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $80,510.00
Median: $62,340.00
Low: $47,960.00
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