LPN

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IPA (US):

• LPN (noun)
  The noun LPN has 1 sense:

1. a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick

  Familiarity information: LPN used as a noun is very rare.

• LPN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

licensed practical nurse; LPN; practical nurse

Hypernyms ("LPN" is a kind of...):

nurse (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))

 Context examples 

A person who has completed a brief health-care training program, and who provides support services for RNs and LPNs.

(Certified Nurse Assistant, NCI Thesaurus)

Nurses are educationally prepared as functional (LPN/LVN) or professional (RN).

(Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)