Becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse
Ever since she was a little girl, going to be in the medical field has always been a dream of hers. For many years she didn’t know what she wanted to be a doctor or a nurse. Then later in middle school people started telling her about being a licensed practical nurse. She figured doing that could be a good stepping stone to go further up in the medical field. Although becoming an LPN can be easy a person must think about going through schooling/training, the certain duties, the benefits, the drawbacks, the salary, and the work calendar
The first thing a person does to become an LPN is going to school and going through training. A person must finish high school. Almost all states require an individual to …show more content…
As an LPN a person can only work at certain places. The Nurse Practice Act tells LPN's what they do and where they can work (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.32). The baby boomer generation is going to need LPN's. For the baby generation the need for LPN's will grow as they get older and reach retirement (LPN Job...). A person will need some good characteristics. Mrs. Lockwood said you would need to have empathy, caring, dedication, honesty, and sincerity (Lockwood). LPN's must keep up with the patient's status and report to the doctor or RN. LPN's contact doctors when they need to and they have to do paperwork, and report to doctors or registered nurses on the patient’s status (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.27). RN’s and doctors count on the LPN's. The RN’s and doctors count on the LPN's for that information to give the right treatment (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.27). LPN's can also help with operations. LPN's can also prepare patients for operations and collect samples for testing (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.26). They can help with some treatments. They can also administer medication, therapeutic, and assist with rehabilitation (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.26). When it comes to hospice, LPNs do a lot. LPN's help take away some anxiety a family might have and help them with questions they might have (Licensed Practical Nurses pp29). They can help with other things too. They give baths and help with feeding, changing, putting an IV in and speaking with families (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.29). LPN's can also work in nursing homes and retirement homes. They work under an RN. LPN's work under the supervision of an RN and they also do bedside care and take vital signs (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.26). They have their own nickname. LPN's working in a nursing home or retirement home is often called charge nurses (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.27). LPN's are a big demand and they do more than what you would
Ever since she was a little girl, going to be in the medical field has always been a dream of hers. For many years she didn’t know what she wanted to be a doctor or a nurse. Then later in middle school people started telling her about being a licensed practical nurse. She figured doing that could be a good stepping stone to go further up in the medical field. Although becoming an LPN can be easy a person must think about going through schooling/training, the certain duties, the benefits, the drawbacks, the salary, and the work calendar
The first thing a person does to become an LPN is going to school and going through training. A person must finish high school. Almost all states require an individual to …show more content…
As an LPN a person can only work at certain places. The Nurse Practice Act tells LPN's what they do and where they can work (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.32). The baby boomer generation is going to need LPN's. For the baby generation the need for LPN's will grow as they get older and reach retirement (LPN Job...). A person will need some good characteristics. Mrs. Lockwood said you would need to have empathy, caring, dedication, honesty, and sincerity (Lockwood). LPN's must keep up with the patient's status and report to the doctor or RN. LPN's contact doctors when they need to and they have to do paperwork, and report to doctors or registered nurses on the patient’s status (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.27). RN’s and doctors count on the LPN's. The RN’s and doctors count on the LPN's for that information to give the right treatment (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.27). LPN's can also help with operations. LPN's can also prepare patients for operations and collect samples for testing (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.26). They can help with some treatments. They can also administer medication, therapeutic, and assist with rehabilitation (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.26). When it comes to hospice, LPNs do a lot. LPN's help take away some anxiety a family might have and help them with questions they might have (Licensed Practical Nurses pp29). They can help with other things too. They give baths and help with feeding, changing, putting an IV in and speaking with families (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.29). LPN's can also work in nursing homes and retirement homes. They work under an RN. LPN's work under the supervision of an RN and they also do bedside care and take vital signs (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.26). They have their own nickname. LPN's working in a nursing home or retirement home is often called charge nurses (Licensed Practical Nurses pp.27). LPN's are a big demand and they do more than what you would