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licensed vocational nurse

American  

noun

  1. a person with specified training who has become licensed to provide vocational assistance to patients. LVN


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He and his parents took out a loan for about $30,000 to pay for the 12-month licensed vocational nurse program, he said, but he figures he’ll work extra shifts once he earns his degree and gets a job to pay off the debt.

From Los Angeles Times

She said receiving the cash — and knowing it was temporary — has made her “laser-focused” on her goals: Finish her prerequisite courses this spring; work part-time as a licensed vocational nurse this summer while studying for her nursing school entrance exam; then apply to schools in the fall and start a nursing program next spring.

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She plans to live at home and pick up a couple of shifts each week as a licensed vocational nurse while in school, but said her savings from this year should help ensure she isn’t stretched thin during the two-year program.

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She had worked for a time as a licensed vocational nurse, and found the experience rewarding.

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Hughes, the licensed vocational nurse supervisor, told The Times that Robertson was disconnected from the ventilator only after he had already suffered cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated manually.

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