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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.

Tasks
22 tasks15 core, 7 supplemental
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Healthcare PractitionersOne of its 96 occupations
Code
29-2061.00SOC 2018: 29-2061

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15 core tasks and 7 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.

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  1. Task 1. Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.Core taskTask 507Rated by 101 people who do the job, August 2021
  2. Task 2. Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.Core taskTask 510Rated by 101 people who do the job, August 2021
  3. Task 3. Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.Core taskTask 508Rated by 99 people who do the job, August 2021
  4. Task 4. Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.Core taskTask 511Rated by 100 people who do the job, August 2021
  5. Task 5. Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.Core taskTask 509Rated by 99 people who do the job, August 2021
  6. Task 6. Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.Core taskTask 513Rated by 99 people who do the job, August 2021
  7. Task 7. Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.Core taskTask 516Rated by 100 people who do the job, August 2021
  8. Task 8. Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.Core taskTask 514Rated by 99 people who do the job, August 2021
  9. Task 9. Record food and fluid intake and output.Core taskTask 515Rated by 100 people who do the job, August 2021
  10. Task 10. Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.Core taskTask 517Rated by 100 people who do the job, August 2021
  11. Task 11. Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.Core taskTask 518Rated by 101 people who do the job, August 2021
  12. Task 12. Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.Core taskTask 520Rated by 100 people who do the job, August 2021
  13. Task 13. Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.Core taskTask 512Rated by 100 people who do the job, August 2021
  14. Task 14. Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.Core taskTask 519Rated by 98 people who do the job, August 2021
  15. Task 15. Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles.Core taskTask 521Rated by 100 people who do the job, August 2021
  16. Task 16. Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings, such as cooking, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing family members in simple nursing tasks.Supplemental taskTask 524Rated by 98 people who do the job, August 2021
  17. Task 17. Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.Supplemental taskTask 525Rated by 99 people who do the job, August 2021
  18. Task 18. Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices or clinics.Supplemental taskTask 528Rated by 99 people who do the job, August 2021
  19. Task 19. Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms.Supplemental taskTask 529Rated by 98 people who do the job, August 2021
  20. Task 20. Wash and dress bodies of deceased persons.Supplemental taskTask 527Rated by 101 people who do the job, August 2021
  21. Task 21. Clean rooms and make beds.Supplemental taskTask 522Rated by 99 people who do the job, August 2021
  22. Task 22. Inventory and requisition supplies and instruments.Supplemental taskTask 523Rated by 98 people who do the job, August 2021

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  2. Classification
    Standard Occupational Classification 2018, 29-2061
  3. License
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