Vocational Nursing

Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) provide direct personal care for patients under the direction of physicians and registered nurses. They administer medications, perform therapeutic and diagnostic procedures and procedures requiring the use of medical or surgical aseptic techniques. Employment of LVNs is expected to continually grow in response to the long-term care needs of an increasing elderly population and the general growth of the healthcare services. LVNs work in a variety of settings including hospitals, long-term care facilities, home healthcare services, and outpatient care centers.