What's The Difference?

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There has always been so much confusion about the subject of nursing. The main topic of confusion is being able to distinguish the difference between a Registered Nurse and a Licensed Practical Nurse. Although it is true that the jobs they perform may be similar in a way but they have a numerous amount of differences within the two occupations.

A Registered Nurse is at the top of the medical nursing chain. They perform many and the most difficult jobs in the medical field aside from doctors. An RN's job is to make sure that their patients are getting the most accurate help that they can and that their health is in the greatest condition possible at all times. Their most important job is conjuring up a patient care plan for their patients. Each plan is custom made for each patient to accommodate their problems that need to be focused on while under the care of an RN. An RN has to take precaution to a lot of different characteristics before completing this task. He/she has to take into consideration that patient's gender, religious preferences, level of independence, dietary needs, and financial/emotional support. Registered Nurses are also the nurses whose salary is the highest. On average, an RN receives a yearly wage that ranges between $48,000-$90,000 based upon location.

A LPN stands for Licensed Practical Nurse. It can also be known for Licensed Vocational Nurse which is long for LVN. LPNs can perform almost the same functions as Registered Nurses. The official assessment of a patient must be performed by an RN but an LPN is allowed to assist the RN in any shape, form, or fashion possible. Unlike RNs, LPNs are NOT allowed to give I.V. push medicines or start PIC lines. A Licensed Practical Nurse's job is mainly to help the Registered Nurses oversee caregivers and report back to them anything that changes or goes wrong with a patient. LPNs make less money than RNs of course, and their yearly wage ranges from $20,000-$50,000 based off of their location and level of experience.

Being an LPN does not make a person any less important due to the fact that they cannot perform as many duties or make as much earnings as an RN does. Each job in the medical field is fairly important but they are all distinct in their own ways. No two positions in any type of medical workforce have to demonstrate the same duties because there is plenty for each individual position to do on its own. Most importantly, people will continue to realize the differences between a Registered Nurse and a Licensed Practical Nurse.