How do they match: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Home Health Care Provider
  • Home Health LPN
  • Home Health Licensed Practical Nurse
  • Home Health Nurse
  • Medical Assistant
  • Nursing Technician

  • 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.

  • Assist in delivery, care, or feeding of infants.
  • Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
  • Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
  • Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.
  • 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.
  • Wash and dress bodies of deceased persons.
  • Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.

  • Assist healthcare practitioners during examinations or treatments.
  • Assist patients with hygiene or daily living activities.
  • Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
  • Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.
  • Treat patients using physical therapy techniques.