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Licensed practical nurse
A
licensed practical nurse
(
LPN
) in much of the
United States
and most
Canadian provinces
is a
nurse
who cares for people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled. LPNs work under the direction of
registered nurses
or
physicians
. In the
United States
however,
California
and
Texas
refer to them as a
licensed vocational nurse
(
LVN
).
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