If you are driven by a propensity to help others then earning a degree as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) would be an ideal career move. Also known as a licensed vocational nurse (LVN), the graduate will be expected to exhibit high standards of patient care and support that is likely to include:
- The dressing of wounds and injuries
- Feeding of patients
- Collecting and maintaining all medical record documentation
- Responding to patient calls
- Monitoring patient vital signs
Students wishing to pursue a earn a degree as a licensed practical nurse are expected to have earned at least a high school diploma and would be expected to follow that up with a practical nursing program which would have to be approved by the Board of Nursing. Earning certification as a licensed practical nurse also opens the possibility of becoming a registered nurse in the future.