Nursing careers
Finding a licensed practical nurse job
Licensed practical nurses carry much of the day-to-day clinical load, and the training path is short enough to get you working quickly.
Where LPNs work
Long-term care and skilled nursing facilities employ the largest share of LPNs, followed by physician offices, home health agencies, correctional health and rehabilitation facilities. Hospital LPN roles exist but have narrowed over the years as many acute-care units moved to all-RN staffing.
A route, or a destination
Plenty of LPNs treat the licence as a step toward an RN through an LPN-to-RN bridge programme, working clinically while they study. Plenty of others build a full career at the LPN level, particularly in long-term care where continuity with residents matters more than rotation through specialties.
What belongs on an LPN resume
Be specific about scope. State licensure varies on what LPNs may do — IV therapy, medication administration, assessments — so spell out what you actually practised and under what supervision model.
Quantify the setting as you would for any nursing role: resident or patient load, facility size, and the acuity you handled. Add certifications, charge responsibilities and any orientation or preceptoring you have done.
Getting the resume right
Whatever part of nursing you are in, the resume has to say more than your title. Our certified nursing resume writers do this every day — see our nursing resume service, or call 1-800-482-1303.
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