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Licensed vocational nurse (LVN) is a job title specific to Texas and California. Licensed vocational nurses are known as licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in all other states. LVNs and LPNs work under the supervision of registered nurses (RNs) and physicians, providing basic bedside care to patients.
A licensed practical nurse (LPN) in much of the United States, and most Canadian provinces is a nurse who cares for people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled. LPNs work under the direction of physicians. In the United States however, California and Texas refer to them as a licensed vocational nurse (LVN). Equivalent professions outside the United States are registered practical nurse (RPNs) in the Canadian province of Ontario, enrolled nurses (ENs) or Division 2 nurses in Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand, and formerly state enrolled nurses (SENs) in the United Kingdom.