LVN Jobs
Posted in Nursing Career by faviola on July 30th, 2006 
Licensed Vocational Nurses
LVNs care for the sick, injured, convalescent, and disabled under the direction of physicians and registered nurses. Most provide basic bedside care, taking vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration. They also prepare and give injections, monitor catheters, apply dressings, treat bedsores, and give alcohol rubs and massages. To help keep patients comfortable, LVNs assist with bathing, dressing and personal hygiene. Experienced LVNs may supervise nursing assistants and aides.
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Looking for a sure thing? The medical assistant field is expected to be the fastest growing profession through 2012, bar none. While you don’t need any training beyond a high school diploma (since many are trained on the job), those with one or two years of vocational training will enjoy the best prospects.
Working under the direction of occupational therapists, they provide rehabilitative services to persons with mental, physical, emotional or developmental impairments. The ultimate goal is to improve clients’ quality of life and ability to perform daily activities. For example, occupational therapist assistants help injured workers reenter the labor force by teaching them how to compensate for lost motor skills. Individuals with learning disabilities are given help designed to increase their independence. Occupational therapist assistants generally must complete an associate’s degree or a certificate program. Occupational therapist aides receive most of their training on the job.
These workers assist physical therapists in providing services that improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease. Physical therapist assistants perform a variety of tasks under the direction and supervision of physical therapists, including exercises, massages, electrical stimulation, paraffin baths, hot and cold packs, traction, and ultrasound. Physical therapist assistants record the patient’s responses to treatment and report the outcome of each treatment to the physical therapist. Physical therapist aides usually are responsible for keeping the treatment area clean and organized, and preparing for each patient’s therapy. The duties of aides include some clerical tasks, such as ordering supplies, answering the phone, and filling out insurance forms and other paperwork. Physical therapist assistants typically have an AA degree, while physical therapist aides need a high school diploma.
