Named Groups

Licensed Practical Nurses

Health personnel who do not hold professional degrees or credentials, but have completed training and are licensed to provide routine patient care under the direction of registered nurses and physicians.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Health personnel who do not hold professional degrees or credentials, but have completed training and are licensed to provide routine patient care under the direction of registered nurses and physicians.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Licensed Vocational Nurses
  • Licensed Practical Nurse
  • Licensed Vocational Nurse
  • Nurse, Licensed Practical
  • Nurse, Licensed Vocational
  • Nurses, Licensed Practical
  • Nurses, Licensed Vocational

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2015

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Previous Indexing

  • Nursing, Practical (1963-2014)

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Tree Numbers

  1. M01w.526.485.067.450w
  2. N02.360.067.450w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Licensed Practical Nurses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D065102. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D065102
  2. Licensed Practical Nurses. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licensed_practical_nurse
  3. Licensed Practical Nurses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11848548