What is an LVN?
An LVN is a Licensed Vocational Nurse which is a nurse that is licensed by the state to provide routine patient care. Some states use the term LPN or Licensed Practical Nurse rather than LVN. An LVN can work in a hospital, long-term care facility, convalescent home, doctor’s office or surgical center, providing many of the same services also performed by Registered Nurses (RNs).
The LVN is usually trained for a year to two years in anatomy, physiology, and patient care, differing from the RN, who has several more years of advanced science and frequently a four-year education. Once education is completed, the LVN must also do supervised work prior to applying for licensure. Many would argue that the LVN is one of the hardest of workers, though most receive about half the salary of an RN, approximately 24-48,000 US dollars (USD) per year. Many LVNs decided to achieve their RN after a few years of work, to take on more challenging work or to have the salary to which they are richly entitled.
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An LVN is a Licensed Vocational Nurse which is a nurse that is licensed by the state to provide routine patient care. Some states use the term LPN or Licensed Practical Nurse rather than LVN. An LVN can work in a hospital, long-term care facility, convalescent home, doctor’s office or surgical center, providing many of the same services also performed by Registered Nurses (RNs).
The LVN is usually trained for a year to two years in anatomy, physiology, and patient care, differing from the RN, who has several more years of advanced science and frequently a four-year education. Once education is completed, the LVN must also do supervised work prior to applying for licensure. Many would argue that the LVN is one of the hardest of workers, though most receive about half the salary of an RN, approximately 24-48,000 US dollars (USD) per year. Many LVNs decided to achieve their RN after a few years of work, to take on more challenging work or to have the salary to which they are richly entitled.
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