3233 Description of  Licensed Practical Nurses

 

Licensed practical nurses provide nursing care usually under the direction of medical practitioners, registered nurses or other health team members. They 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 included in this unit group. 

Here is a list of Example Titles of this occupation.  
 

  • certified nursing assistant (CNA)
  • CNA (certified nursing assistant)
  • graduate nursing assistant
  • L.P.N. (licensed practical nurse)
  • licensed nursing assistant
  • licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.)
  • medical assistant (licensed practical nurse) – military
  • nursing assistant (registered – Québec)
  • operating room assistant – military
  • operating room technician
  • operating room technician – nursing
  • R.N.A. (registered nursing assistant)
  • R.P.N. (registered practical nurse)
  • registered nursing assistant (R.N.A.)
  • registered practical nurse (R.P.N.)
  • surgical assistant, nursing
  • surgical nursing assistant
  • surgical technician – nursing
  • technician, operating room – nursing
  • technician, surgical – nursing
Additionally, applicants with experience in the following occupations may also be considered under this NOC depending on the specifics of the main duties performed:
  • Home health aide (in 6471 Visiting Homemakers, Housekeepers and Related Occupations)
  • Nurse Aides, Orderlies and Patient Service Associates (3413)

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