How do they match: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

  • School Nurse
  • Home Health Care Provider
  • Nurse Supervisor

  • Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.

  • Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
  • Assist in delivery, care, or feeding of infants.
  • Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
  • 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.
  • Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.

  • Supervise patient care personnel.
  • Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
  • Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.