Licensed Practical Nurses are healthcare professionals who perform basic health services. Due to their flexibility and training, they may be assigned to various facilities, including hospitals, clinics, residential care homes, and even patients’ homes. They can seamlessly work with other healthcare professionals on their team and may even educate patients and family members about their health condition. This knowledge may help them be more committed to the medications and the treatment they have to undergo to manage their health.
LPNs may offer the following services:
- Basic wound care, cleaning, and bandaging
- Providing medications
- Taking vital signs
- Keeping track of patients’ health progress
- Monitoring food and fluid intake and output
- Taking records of patients’ health history
- Collecting samples for laboratory testing
- And more
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