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How To Start Your Travel Nurse Career as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

The Gypsy Nurse

Licensed practical nurses (LPNs), also known in California and Texas as licensed vocational nurses (LVNs), are instrumental members of a healthcare team. Here’s how to get your travel nursing career started as a licensed practical nurse. How To Start Your Travel Nurse Career as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 1.

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Can an LPN/LVN Become a Certified Managed Care Nurse? The Answer May Surprise You

Registered Nursing

Licensed Professional/Vocational Nurses (LPN/LVNs) looking to advance in a new field may be surprised to learn of the Certified Managed Care Nurse (CMCN) pathway. Documentation: Managed care nurses maintain detailed patient care records, ensuring accurate billing and proper follow-up. Why Become a Certified Managed Care Nurse?

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An LPN Is Suspected When a Medication Count Comes up Short

Nurse.com

Two weeks after an LPN worked a night shift, she was informed by the director of nursing that there was a discrepancy with the narcotic medication count. The LPN insisted the count was right when she finished her shift. The LPN wonders what she should do and what might happen to her. What should the LPN do now?

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Transitioning to LPN or Registered Nurse Roles: A CNA’s Journey

Every Nurse

HIGHER EDUCATION Transitioning to LPN or Registered Nurse Roles: A CNA's Journey Updated May 17, 2023 by EveryNurse Staff Writers If you’re a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) seeking to advance your career in nursing , there are several paths you can take.

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How to Find the Highest Paying Nursing Home Jobs: RN vs LPN

CynaMed

Is there a difference between LPN vs RN jobs and their corresponding salaries? And, how much do LPNs and RNs make in nursing homes or assisted living facilities? LPN vs. RN What is the difference between a licensed professional nurse (LPN) and a registered nurse (RN)? Both roles are equally rewarding.

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What Happens When Nurses Allegedly Fake Their Credentials

Daily Nurse

Most people are hardworking and often pretty good folks, and then there are the others like those caught up in a scheme uncovered in January where several people allegedly faked diplomas and transcripts and sold them to nurses—many of whom had allegedly used them to sit for their licensing and work as nurses.

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Team Up to Tackle Care Redesign

Health Leaders | Nursing

The floor team consists of a nurse and either an LPN or CNA, with the former handling the nursing duties at the bedside and the latter doing tasks that don’t require an RN. Teaming a nurse with an LPN/CNA, she says, enables the nurse to work at the top of his or her license.