Licensed Practical Nursing Schools

This site provides information on LPN nursing schools that help you pursue a career in LPN nursing. Information provided includes a directory of LPN nursing schools, along with forms to request additional information.

LPN Nursing Work: LPN nurses are responsible for helping care for the sick, injured, and convalescent. The work includes monitoring vital signs, preparing and administering injections, collecting samples, performing routine lab tests, observing patients, and much more. Graduates from LPN nursing schools also feed patients, help them with bathing and dressing, and tend to their emotional needs. An LPN may also help with administration of medicines or starting IVs. In general, LPN nursing involves many aspects of day-to-day patient care for which it is not economically efficient to involve a doctor.

LPN Nursing Skills: An LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) needs to be interested in dealing with and caring for the sick, disabled, or convalescent. LPN nursing demands quite a bit of patience, a sympathetic nature, and emotionally stability. An LPN also needs to have keen observational skills as nurses are often the ones to first notice a change in patient symptoms. The LPN also needs to be able to communicate effectively with others about symptoms, and must be able to work effectively under the supervision of more senior medical personnel.

LPN Nursing School Courses: LPN nursing schools offer a number of different background courses in anatomy, biology, chemistry, physiology, drugs, nutrition, psychiatric nursing, first aid and more. LPN nursing schools also offer courses in basic nursing concepts and include practice patient care under the close supervision of more experienced medical professionals.

LPN Nursing Employment: Demand for LPN nursing is expected to grow about as fast as the average over the next few years. Replacement of nurses leaving the LPN nursing profession should be a major source of new job opportunities.