How do they match: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Medical Assistant

  • Assist in delivery, care, or feeding of infants.
  • Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
  • Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices or clinics.
  • 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.
  • Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.

  • Assist healthcare practitioners during examinations or treatments.
  • Assist patients with hygiene or daily living activities.