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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

SOC 29-2061.00

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.

Zone 3 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Service Orientation

4.1

Reading Comprehension

4.0

Active Listening

4.0

Speaking

4.0

Monitoring

4.0

Social Perceptiveness

4.0

Coordination

4.0

Time Management

4.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Medicine and Dentistry

4.6

Customer and Personal Service

4.3

Psychology

4.1

English Language

4.1

Therapy and Counseling

3.7

Mathematics

3.6

Education and Training

3.3

Administration and Management

3.3

Key Tasks

1Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.

2Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.

3Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.

4Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.

5Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.

Also Known As

Charge Nurse Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse (CLINIC LPN) Clinic Nurse Home Health Care Provider Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Licensed Practical Nurse, Clinic Nurse (LPN, Clinic Nurse) Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Nursing Technician Office Nurse Pediatric Licensed Practical Nurse (PEDIATRIC LPN)