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Where can LPN/LVN's work?

I am under the impression most LVN's work in long-term care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and mostly with the elder population. Are there opportunities for LPN's to work with other client populations? Where (else) can LPN's work? #pediatrics #nurse #LPN #LVN #nursing

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Thank you comment icon I think that varies quite a bit state to state but your option will be limited. What is making you get your LVN instead of RN? Meg Schroeder
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Raquel’s Answer

Yes you are correct, most LPNs work in long term care and skilled nursing facilities. LPNs are above CNAs but below RNs. They can perform all the duties of a CNA (vital signs, patient toileting, and ambulation). They can also insert IV's and catheters, and administer some medications (depending on facility it's limited). They are not allowed to do care plans, assessments, and their documentation needs to be signed off by an RN. These are why LPNs are commonly in assisted living and skilled nursing, hospitals and offices have moved to hiring RN's who can perform all nursing job duties independently. It is possible for LPNs to work elsewhere but is uncommon, however with the difficulties that hospitals are having holding onto nursing staff some have resorted to hiring LPN's to fill their needs.
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Kimberly’s Answer

Although most LPNs work in long-term care and skilled nursing facilities, they can certainly work in other areas as well. The state and facility that you work in dictate the skills that you are allowed to perform. For example, when I was a patient in the Medical-Surgical unit (Med-Surg) at a Tennessee hospital, my nurse was an LPN.

I currently work in an Adult-Oncology office and we hired an LPN to do phlebotomies, start IVs, and access port-a-caths. LPNs can work in home health and private duty. Some healthcare systems are switching to the "Hospital-at-Home" delivery care model, which allows some patients who need acute-level care to receive care in their homes, rather than in a hospital. This position is available to LPNs and RNs. My healthcare system currently has a full or part-time outpatient float pool for LPNs where they travel to different offices (within the city) to help out the regular staff in multiple specialties such as the lab, orthopedics, stem-cell transplant, cancer clinics, women's health, pediatric, cardiac, primary care, and walk-in clinics. Plus, they get premium pay for doing this! --Kimberly S, RN

Kimberly recommends the following next steps:

Perform LPN job search on recruiter sites to see different types of positions available in your area and surrounding cities
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Elizabeth N’s Answer

Thank you Katherine in asking this question. LVN's yes mainly work in Long term Care Facilities, also in Drs. Offices as a Triage Nurse, as a Vaccination Nurse, and in a Home Health setting. At times in a smaller Hospital, perhaps as sterilizing of Surgical Instruments in a Hospital and all kinds of Instruments. It is much more limited now, in this day and age.
At age 68, (and as an LVN) I still work Part-time, as a Hospice Nurse out in the Field, which I am a People Person and being Spiritual helps.

If you are able to continue on with your RN, I would thoroughly suggest that.

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Elizabeth Hoelscher
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Dr. Wendy’s Answer

This is true.However, there are healthcare facilities and doctor's offices that employ LVN/LPN. In some facilities, you can find LVN/LPNs work in vital areas such as ICUs. LVN/LPNs play an important role in providing both bedside and office care.
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