LPNs
Bedside care workers
LPNs is the plural of LPN, licensed practical nurse (or licensed vocational nurse in some states).
LPNs provide basic medical care under the supervision of registered nurses and doctors—taking vital signs, administering medications, changing bandages: The hospital hired several new LPNs for the night shift.
Able to wait calmly
- vitalsBasic body measurements
- chartingRecording data visually
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- injectionsSyringe-administered doses
bandaging · wound care · assessment · monitoring · bedside · scrubs · stethoscope · thermometer
Related to skilled work
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
- clinical rotationsSupervised medical trainee placements
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
pharmacology · technical · apprenticeship · instruction · proficiency · community college · diploma · curriculum
Attestation of qualification
- boardFlat rigid panel
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
compliance · regulation · scope of practice · renewal · endorsement · state board · continuing education · ethics
Medical treatment facility
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- nursing homeLong-term eldercare residence
- long-term careOngoing assistance for disabilities
- assisted livingResidential care for elderly
rehabilitation · home health · hospice · physician · rounds · admission · discharge · treatment
patient
Able to wait calmly
- vitalsBasic body measurements
- chartingRecording data visually
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
injections · bandaging · wound care · assessment · monitoring · bedside · scrubs · stethoscope · thermometer · blood pressure
vocational
Related to skilled work
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
- clinical rotationsSupervised medical trainee placements
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
physiology · pharmacology · technical · apprenticeship · instruction · proficiency · community college · diploma · curriculum · simulation
certification
Attestation of qualification
- boardFlat rigid panel
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
accreditation · compliance · regulation · scope of practice · renewal · endorsement · state board · continuing education · ethics · standards
hospital
Medical treatment facility
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- nursing homeLong-term eldercare residence
- long-term careOngoing assistance for disabilities
assisted living · rehabilitation · home health · hospice · physician · rounds · admission · discharge · treatment · therapy
- nursingnursing, RN, nursing care, nursing school, nursing student
- nursing homesresidents, CNAs, nursing staff, nursing stations, beds
Licensed clinical care providers
nurse practitioners · APRNs · charge nurses · CNAs · nurse aides
LPNsphysicians
Medical doctors collectively
doctors · MDs · surgeons · attending physicians · specialists