Median annual earnings of licensed practical nurses were $33,970 in May 2004.
The middle 50 percent earned between $28,830 and $40,670.
What is a Licensed Vocational Nurse?
Posted by lvn on December 7th, 2007
Vocational Nursing is a respected, rewarding career that allows you to help people each and every day while you earn a great living.
Vocational Nurse LVN LPN
Licensed practical nurses (LPNs), or licensed vocational nurses (LVNs), care for the sick, injured, convalescent, and disabled under the direction of physicians and more highly trained nurses.
It’s a career that offers opportunities with high demand for qualified nurses in hospitals, doctors’ offices, clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, and emergency medical centers, schools, colleges, home health agencies and convalescent homes.
About 28 percent of LVNs worked in hospitals, 26 percent in nursing care facilities, and another 12 percent in offices of physicians.
Others worked for home healthcare services, employment services, community care facilities for the elderly, public and private educational services, outpatient care centers, and Federal, State, and local government agencies; about 1 in 5 worked part time.
It’s also a great first step for those considering further advancement in nursing or the medical profession.
Tips For Choosing a Vocational School
Posted by lvn on January 9th, 2010
• Make sure the field of study is for you. You won’t have the easy option to switch majors or careers at vocational schools as you might at other educational institutions.
• Be a smart shopper. Find out about the instructors and get a catalogue that tells you exactly what you will be studying. Compare it to similar schools.
Licensed Vocational Nurse Salary in California
Posted by lvn on August 14th, 2008
$38,703 = Average LVN Salary in Anaheim, CA
$33,000 = Average LVN Salary in Bakersfield, CA
$32,454 = Average LVN Salary in Chico, CA
$46,441 = Average LVN Salary in Concord, CA
Vocational Nursing schools in Texas
Posted by lvn on August 8th, 2008
A list of provisional accredited schools in Texas which have been approved by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.
Texas will need up to 138,000 Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, and Nurses Aides within the next seven to ten years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects nursing as the fastest growing occupation over the next five years and one that will continue to provide long-term stable jobs for future generations.
LPNs and RNs-Similarities and Differences
Posted by lvn on August 7th, 2008
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s Current Population Survey to describe the demographic characteristics of LPNs, was compared to registered nurses (RNs) The data indicate the following similarities and differences between LPNs and RNs:
LVN vs RN
Similarities:
-Both workforces are aging, with LPNs being slightly older than RNs on average
-Males represent a small percent of both workforces, but are slowly increasing
-The western region of the U.S. has the lowest numbers of LPNs and RNs relative to the population
-On average, RNs and LPNs work between 36 and 38 hours per week
The shares of RNs and LPNs working in offices and clinics of physicians doubled and
The hourly pay rate of RNs and LPNs increased 19 percent
Differences:
-The RN workforce is larger than the LPN workforce, but the actual size of the LPN workforce is unclear because the available data are conflicting
-Compared to RNs, more LPNs live in the South and fewer in the Northeast
-Fewer LPNs are foreign-born, whereas an increasing percent of RNs are immigrants
-RNs work in hospitals in greater proportions than LPNs, and the share of LPNs working in hospitals declined more than RNs
-The percent of LPNs working in nursing and personal care facilities increased, but the percent of RNs did not
-The percentage of LPNs working in the private sector is greater than the percent of RNs working in the private sector.
Licensed Vocational Nurse LVN Program Prerequisites
Posted by lvn on June 10th, 2008
In order to enroll, you must be chosen for admittance by the admissions committee, be at least 17 years of age, have earned a high school diploma or its equivalent and have completed a certified nursing assistant or clinical medical assistant course. Competency in, or completion of, a basic computer operations course is required.
