A Day In The Life
Health Sciences Industry
Salary Breakdown
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Average
$51,500
ANNUAL
$24.76
HOURLY
Entry Level
$39,070
ANNUAL
$18.78
HOURLY
Mid Level
$48,070
ANNUAL
$23.11
HOURLY
Expert Level
$61,250
ANNUAL
$29.45
HOURLY
Projected Jobs
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
15,600
Projected job openings through 2030
Sample Career Roadmap
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Job Titles
Entry Level
JOB TITLE
LPN
Mid Level
JOB TITLE
Clinical Assistant
Expert Level
JOB TITLE
Director of Clinical Services
Degree Recommendations
Vincennes University
Ivy Tech Community College
Ivy Tech Community College
ALR Educational Health Services Inc.
ALR Educational Health Services Inc.
ALR Educational Health Services Inc.
ALR Educational Health Services Inc.
ALR Educational Health Services Inc.
Top Expected Tasks
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
01
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
02
Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
03
Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
04
Provide 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.
05
Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
06
Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
07
Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
08
Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
09
Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings, such as cooking, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing family members in simple nursing tasks.
10
Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Customer and Personal Service
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Psychology
KNOWLEDGE
Medicine and Dentistry
KNOWLEDGE
Administration and Management
SKILL
Service Orientation
SKILL
Social Perceptiveness
SKILL
Coordination
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Speaking
ABILITY
Oral Comprehension
ABILITY
Written Comprehension
ABILITY
Oral Expression
ABILITY
Problem Sensitivity
ABILITY
Speech Clarity
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