32101 – Licensed practical nurses
32101 – Licensed practical nurses
Licensed practical nurses provide nursing care usually under the direction of medical practitioners, registered nurses or other health team members. Operating room technicians prepare patients and provide assistance to medical practitioners prior to and during surgery. Licensed practical nurses are employed in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, doctors' offices, clinics, companies, private homes and community health centres. Operating room technicians are employed in hospitals.
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Index of titles
Certified nursing assistant (CNA)
Graduate nursing assistant
Licensed nursing assistant
Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.)
Medical technician - Canadian armed forces
Nurse educator - cannabis
Nursing assistant (registered - Québec)
Operating room technician
Operating room technician - Canadian armed forces
Operating room technician - nursing
Registered nursing assistant (R.N.A.)
Registered practical nurse (R.P.N.)
Surgical nursing assistant
Surgical technician - nursing
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Licensed practical nurses
Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures
Perform nursing interventions such as taking vital signs, applying aseptic techniques including sterile dressing, ensuring infection control, monitoring nutritional intake and conducting specimen collection
Administer medication and observe and document therapeutic effects
Provide pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care
Monitor established respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy
Monitor patients' progress, evaluate and document effectiveness of nursing interventions and collaborate with appropriate members of health care team
Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families.
Operating room technicians
Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing the patients' operative areas
Assist in surgery by laying out instruments, setting up equipment, assisting surgical teams with gowns and gloves and passing instruments to surgeons
Monitor patients' status during surgery, such as intake, output and loss of blood, and communicate and document any changes
Clean and sterilize the operating room and instruments.
Employment requirements
Completion of a vocational, college or other approved program for licensed practical nurses is required.
Registration with a regulatory body is required in all provinces and territories.
Completion of a registration examination is required in all provinces and territories.
Operating room technicians require additional academic training in operating room techniques.
Additional information
Working under the direction of a medical practitioner or registered nurse is not required for licensed practical nurses in all jurisdictions.
Exclusions
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (33102)
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (44101)
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