Licensed practical nurses

NOC

32101

provide care for patients under the direction of doctors and registered nurses. They work in health care settings, such as hospitals, clinics and private homes.

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Full NOC Description

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.

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.

Also Known As

graduate nursing assistant
licensed practical nurse (LPN)
operating room technician
registered nursing assistant (RNA)

Requirements

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.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes

Regulation Body

Association of New Brunswick Licensed Practical Nurses (ANBLPN)

Employment by Sex

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89.9%

Female

10.1%

Male

Employment by age

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8.2%

15-24

26.7%

25-34

28.0%

35-44

21.9%

45-54

14.5%

55-64

0.8%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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0.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

2.7%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

4.4%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

86.5%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

6.5%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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96.2%

Health care and social assistance

1.1%

Retail trade

1.1%

Public administration

1.5%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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24.10%

Northeast

22.00%

Southeast

26.40%

Southwest

16.90%

Central

10.60%

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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$52,000

Northeast

$51,600

Southeast

$50,800

Southwest

$50,800

Central

$49,600

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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Employment Outlook

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