LPN
Massachusetts's Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
Basic Life Support Certification.
Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking.
Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients and equipment.
Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching.
Frequent exposure to hazardous chemicals, sick patients, bodily substances, noise and possible exposure to radiation, lasers, electric shock, etc.
Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases and other transmissible infections.
Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances.
Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
Handle emergency and crisis situations.
May have contact with hazardous materials.
Knowledge and application of the nursing process to implement a nursing plan of care.
Possesses and applies the skills and knowledge necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.
Demonstrates the skills and knowledge to provide care to the age groups of the population served including: Knowledge of growth and development; Ability to interpret age specific data and response to care; and provide age-appropriate communication.
Demonstrates essential knowledge of pharmacology/medications in administering drugs and monitoring the patient's response.
