0 a nurse in the US who has been trained to do practical nursing but who is not allowed to give medicines without permission
Randa ordered the state to begin using licensed practical nurses or medical personnel with equivalent training to distribute and administer prescriptions.
Another major program at the school is their two-year licensed practical nurse training program, which can also provide a springboard into a four-year program to become a registered nurse.
By contrast hospitals are phasing out licensed practical nurses.
The facility employs 10 physicians and dentists, 20 registered nurses and two licensed practical nurses.
In 2006, there were eleven recipients: two advanced practice nurses, four registered nurses, two licensed vocational nurses/ licensed practical nurses, two nursing students, and one non-physician health care professional.
Attendees of educational sessions include registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, parish health ministers and others who have a working knowledge of parish nursing and health ministries.
