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Meaning of "practical nurse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRACTICAL NURSE

practical nurse  [ˈpræktɪkəl nɜːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRACTICAL NURSE

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conjunction
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Practical nurse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRACTICAL NURSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Licensed practical nurse

A licensed practical nurse in much of the United States and most Canadian provinces is a nurse who cares for people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled under the direction of registered nurses and physicians. In the U.S. states of California and Texas they are called licensed vocational nurse. Equivalent professions outside the United States are "registered practical nurse" in the Canadian province of Ontario, "enrolled nurses" or "Division 2 nurses" in Australia and New Zealand, and "state enrolled nurses" in the United Kingdom. A person can generally become an LPN with two years of training; all U.S state and territorial boards also require passage of the NCLEX-PN exam. In terms of nursing education, a licensed practical nurse is a step down from a registered nurse, which generally requires a two-year associate's degree or four-year bachelor's degree and passage of the NCLEX-RN exam.

Definition of practical nurse in the English dictionary

The definition of practical nurse in the dictionary is a person who has a license to provide basic healthcare.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRACTICAL NURSE


adverse
ˈædvɜːs
commerce
ˈkɒmɜːs
converse
kənˈvɜːs
covers
ˈkəʊvɜːs
curse
kɜːs
diverse
daɪˈvɜːs
dry-nurse
ˈdraɪˌnɜːs
e-commerce
ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs
inverse
ɪnˈvɜːs
nurse
nɜːs
purse
pɜːs
reverse
rɪˈvɜːs
sicknurse
ˈsɪkˌnɜːs
supernurse
ˈsuːpəˌnɜːs
transverse
trænzˈvɜːs
traverse
ˈtrævɜːs
universe
ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs
verse
vɜːs
wet-nurse
ˈwɛtnɜːs
worse
wɜːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRACTICAL NURSE

practic
practicability
practicable
practicableness
practicably
practical
practical joke
practical joker
practical reason
practical reasoning
practicalism
practicalist
practicalities
practicality
practically
practicalness
practice
practice exam
practice game
practice manager

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRACTICAL NURSE

agency nurse
charge nurse
consultant nurse
course
day nurse
dental nurse
district nurse
dry nurse
head nurse
hospital nurse
male nurse
night nurse
nursery nurse
paediatric nurse
Plunket nurse
practice nurse
registered nurse
staff nurse
student nurse
visiting nurse
wet nurse

Synonyms and antonyms of practical nurse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «practical nurse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRACTICAL NURSE

Find out the translation of practical nurse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of practical nurse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «practical nurse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

实习护士
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

auxiliar de enfermería
570 millions of speakers

English

practical nurse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यावहारिक नर्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ممرضة العملية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

практических медсестра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enfermeira prática
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাস্তব নার্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infirmier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jururawat praktikal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hilfsschwester
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

准看護師
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실제 간호사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Praktisi perawat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

y tá thực hành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடைமுறை நர்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रत्यक्ष परिचारिका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pratisyen hemşire
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infermiera pratica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

praktyczne pielęgniarka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

практичних медсестра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asistentă medicală practice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρακτική νοσοκόμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

praktiese verpleegster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

närvårdare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

praktiske sykepleier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of practical nurse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRACTICAL NURSE»

The term «practical nurse» is regularly used and occupies the 69.237 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRACTICAL NURSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «practical nurse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «practical nurse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about practical nurse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRACTICAL NURSE»

Discover the use of practical nurse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to practical nurse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Licensed Practical Nurse
Introduces the career of the practical nurse through information about educational requirements, duties, the workplace, salary, employment outlook, and possible future positions.
Rosemary Wallner, 2000
2
LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) Exam Review: Pearls of ...
This high-yield review for the NCLEX-PN exam is the perfect compliment to larger texts for intense, streamlined review in the days and weeks before your exam.
Sheryl L. Gossman, William Gossman, Scott H. Plantz, 2005
3
Real Resumes for Nursing Jobs: Including Real Resumes Used ...
Graduated from Central Washington Technical College, Seattle, WA, with a degree in Practical Nursing. LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN). Highland House of Seattle, Seattle, WA (2001- present). Work with geriatric patients on a skilled ...
Anne McKinney, 2003
4
Nursing in Today's World: Trends, Issues & Management
1938 New York becomes the first state to require licensure for the practical nurse. 1941 The Association of Practical Nurse Schools (APNS) is founded. 1942 Membership in the APNS is opened to practical nurses and the name changed to the ...
Janice Rider Ellis, Celia Love Hartley, 2004
5
Nursing Malpractice
The responsibilities of the licensed practical nurse are directed toward health teaching, providing supportive care which alleviates the patient's problems, and restorative care, which is designed to improve function and regain strength.
Patricia W. Iyer, 2001
6
The State Legal Guide to Nursing
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Certified Nurse Midwife 33 Clinical Nurse Specialist 33 Nurse Practitioner 34 Registered Nurse 35 Practical Nurse 35 FLORIDA Certified Nurse Midwife 37 Clinical Nurse Specialist 38 Nurse Practitioner 38 ...
‎2001
7
Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts
Consequently, leaders in practical nursing programs organized to form the National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service, Inc. This group worked to standardize practical nurse education and to facilitate the licensure of ...
Barbara Kuhn Timby, 2009
8
Guide to Undergraduate RN Education
The differences between a registered nurse and a licensed practical nurse are in the education, responsibility, and the opportunity for career advancement of the RN and the LPN. Licensed practical nurse programs are generally 12 to 18 ...
D. Louden, 1997
9
Textbook of Basic Nursing
NEW TERMINOLOGY accreditation advanced practice nurse approval career ladder endorsement licensure mandatory licensure ACRONYMS AJN ANA ANCC HOSA ICN LPN Nurse Practice Acts permissive licensure practical nurse ...
Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski, 2008
10
Medical Errors and Litigation: Investigation and Case ...
The responsibilities of the licensed practical nurse are directed toward health teaching, providing supportive care which alleviates the patient's problems, and restorative care, which is designed to improve function and regain strength.
Jon R. Abele, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRACTICAL NURSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term practical nurse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Police: Nurse lied about giving nursing home residents medicine
QUEENSBURY | A Hudson Falls licensed practical nurse has been arrested and charged with falsifying records to show he had given residents ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»
2
Scotland residents pinned at nursing graduation ceremony
... program, which prepares graduates to take the National Council Licensure Examination in order to become a licensed practical nurse. «Laurinburg Exchange, Jul 15»
3
Katie M. Thomas (1921-2015): Produce grower's hands 'did some …
“But now, thanks to my mom, I am a licensed practical nurse. My youngest brother is a doctor of psychology. She wanted us to be all that we ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
4
Fifteen complete PN program
... Fort Mohave resident, said she became a certified nursing assistant in 2012 and decided to continue on to become a practical nurse. «Mohave Valley News, Jul 15»
5
Margaret Ann Elliott Bradshaw
She was a retired licensed practical nurse and a member of Pisgah Church. Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home and ... «Manning Live, Jul 15»
6
Opinion: 18 is too young to drive a truck
On the contrary, many hospitals no longer employ LPN's (licensed practical nurse), setting RN as their minimum standard. If the trucking ... «Pocono Record, Jul 15»
7
Veterans may earn credit toward health care degree from Gateway
... skills and abilities of the military health care veteran student to the role of the practical nurse through a self-paced, online and video learning ... «Journal Times, Jul 15»
8
TCAT-S joins adult learning coalition
... ventilation, air-conditioning technology, industrial electricity, industrial maintenance, licensed practical nurse, machine tool technology, ... «Shelbyville Times-Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Royalton to hire second school nurse
The Board voted to approve the search for a full-time licensed practical nurse (LPN) to be at the elementary school, at its Monday meeting. «Morrison County Record, Jul 15»
10
Cellcom moves, Nail Salon celebrates grand opening
... in 1974 at Mercy Medical Center, after graduating from Moraine Park Technical College with a degree as a Licensed Practical Nurse, or LPN, ... «The Oshkosh Northwestern, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Practical nurse [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/practical-nurse>. Oct 2026 ».
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