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Nursing LPN degrees
LPNs provide patients with bedside care, take their vital signs, apply dressings, prepare and give injections, and monitor reactions to treatments.
There are many nursing LPN programs to choose from. These are usually one-year programs for which you are usually eligible if you have a high school diploma. At the end of your nursing LPN program training, you should be able to pass a licensing examination.
There were approximately 1,100 nursing LPN programs across the United States in 2002, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Most were offered by technical or vocational schools. Community and junior colleges also offer a large number of nursing LPN programs.
These programs consist of both classroom education and supervised clinical practice. Your nursing education will include classes in nursing basics such as anatomy and physiology. They will also involve training in medical-surgical nursing, children health, or pediatrics, and baby delivering, or obstetrics. Coursework and clinical practice also involves psychiatric nursing, nutrition and first aid.
With your nursing LPN status, you are in a good position to take the next step in your nursing education and career. Many LPNs finance themselves while they study to become fully registered nurses. Having a nursing LPN license can also help you move faster up the curriculum in some nursing schools.
With your nursing degree in hand, your chances of finding a job are very good. Employment of registered nurses is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
