How do they match: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

  • Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

  • Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
  • Record food and fluid intake and output.
  • Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
  • 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.

  • Measure the physical or physiological attributes of patients.
  • Record patient medical histories.
  • Maintain medical facility records.