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Average Salary & Job Outlook
U.S. Minimum Wage
$10,712 Annually
In 2008 the median annual earnings for licensed practical
nurses were approximately $39,030. Employment opportunities are especially promising outside the hospital setting, such as in a physician's office.
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Licensed Practical Nursing
One of the most popular and rewarding jobs in nursing
is Licensed Practical Nursing, also known as LPN.
Licensed Practical Nurses work in settings like hospitals,
outpatient facilities, long term care facilities,
clinics and home care.
What does a LPN do?
Responsibilities of LPN workers include:
- Taking vital
signs
- Preparing and administering injections
- Applying dressings
and bandages
- Monitoring catheters
- Treating bedsores
- Providing alcohol massages or rubs
- Monitoring and
reporting patient changes
- Collecting samples for testing
- Provide patient hygiene
- Feeding patients
Because of the high level of patient responsibility,
nursing is highly regulated, requiring both education
and a license. Graduates must complete a state approved
practical nursing program and pass a licensing examination.
An LPN certificate can be completed in less than
a year.
Course work in the Licensed Practical Nursing program
includes programs such as anatomy, physiology, nutrition,
biology, chemistry, obstetrics, pediatrics and first
aid.
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