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Vocational Nursing Schools
A licensed vocational nurse (LVN) cares for the sick under the direction of doctors and registered nurses. LVNs provide basic care to patients, including bedside care and taking vital signs like pulse and blood pressure. LVNs also give injections and apply dressings, treat bedsores and give messages. They also monitor patients closely, waiting for signs of adverse reactions to medication, and making sure patients drink enough fluids.
Vocational nursing schools prepare you for all of these activities, and also train you to help evaluate patient needs and develop care plans. The curriculum is designed to help you manage nursing aides and work in doctor's offices, nursing homes, hospitals or clinics.
Vocational nursing schools also prepare you to pass the NCLEX-PN, which is a licensing examination necessary for LVNs. Programs at vocational nursing schools last for about 1 year, and are sometimes built into high school curriculums so that graduates can begin working right away.
According to the Bureaus of Labor Statistics, this field is expected to grow faster than average through the year 2014. With a degree from a vocational nursing school, you could begin a reward career taking care of the sick and elderly in nursing homes, hospitals, clinics or private practices. You have a lot of options in this expanding field.
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| American InterContinental University Online | |
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 Earn your degree online, fast. AIU Online offers degree programs in Business Administration, Information Technology, Criminal Justice, Visual Communications, and Education. Bachelor's degrees can be earned quickly and conveniently, while Master's degrees can be earned in as little as 10 months. AIU Online's degree programs are designed for maximum flexibility—study at the times and places that work best for you.
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| University of Phoenix | |
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 With convenient class locations as well as online learning, University of Phoenix makes quality higher education highly accessible. Whether you're seeking an associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree, we can help you reach your goal while you work—and much sooner than you might expect. In fact, University of Phoenix has helped thousands of students achieve the higher education they need to achieve higher success. We can help you too.
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| Kaplan University | |
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 Earn your degree, advance your career, and achieve your goals with an online degree or certificate from Kaplan University. And do it all without missing a day of work. Kaplan University offers accredited online degree programs in Business, Criminal Justice, Technology and Design, and Paralegal Studies. Kaplan also offers Continuing Education, allowing working professionals to earn certificates in Forensic Nursing, Legal Nurse Consulting, Life Care Planning, and Financial Planning.
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