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licensed practical nurse
noun
- a person who has graduated from an accredited school of nursing and has become licensed to provide basic nursing care under the supervision of a physician or registered nurse. : LPN
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Origin of licensed practical nurse1
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For example, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses will receive 30% raises total in the next four years, while environmental service workers, who clean facilities, will receive a 35% increase overall.
The deputy contacted medical staff and a licensed practical nurse assessed the inmate and left to consult with additional medical staff.
“There were really stark differences,” said Ms. Stainer, 45, a licensed practical nurse.
She works three night shifts a week, overseeing the licensed practical nurses while caring for at least 16 patients.
Around 2,400 of those people then passed a licensing exam to obtain jobs as registered nurses and licensed practical nurses or vocational nurses in multiple states, prosecutors say.
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