see practical nurse also (in Calif. & Tex.) licensed vocational nurse
licensed practical nurse in American English
noun
a person who has graduated from an accredited school of nursing and has become licensed to provide basic nursing care under the supervision of a physician or registered nurse
Abbreviation: LPN
Word origin
[1950–55]
Examples of 'licensed practical nurse' in a sentence
licensed practical nurse
Interviews were carried out with auxiliary nursing personnel (licensed practical nurse and nurse technician).
Helena Eri Shimizu, Maria Helena Trench Ciampone 2002, 'As representações sociais dos trabalhadores de enfermagem não enfermeiros (técnicose auxiliares de enfermagem) sobre o trabalho em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva em umhospital-escola Las representaciones sociales del personal no enfermero (técnicosy auxiliares de enfermería) sobre el trabajo en un Centro de Terapia Intensiva enun hospital ecuela Social representations of ICU auxiliary nursing personnel froma teaching hospital about their practice', Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USPhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342002000200007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)