How do they match: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

  • Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
  • Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet.
  • Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings, such as cooking, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing family members in simple nursing tasks.
  • Record food and fluid intake and output.

  • Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members.
  • Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.