Well we are back to school and it’s time to buckle up, study hard and enjoy the now. And I do mean enjoy the now. This time for knowledge, learned by both LVN courses and practical hands-on experience, is an important leap towards furthering your education and ultimately holding that coveted license as a Vocational Nurse (LPN Licensed Practical Nurse.
For my clinical students this is their first time for what we term as patient care with “real patients.” The students are now interacting with real time and place situations in the process of becoming a fluent and valuable LVN of the future. Here are a few of the skills which you must acquire during this critical and fulfilling portion of your clinical studies:
Patient Care:
A. Vital Signs
B. Wound care and treatments
C. Foley care and insertion
D. Collection of urine specimens
E. Removal of surgical staples
F. Develop critical thinking
G. Develop leadership skills
These skills must be obtained and made ready for the call of your new sought-after profession as a Licensed Vocational Nurse. Be proud of those letters LVN and keep those letters always at the forefront of your day. Remember it’s a journey and every journey begins with one step forward.
