2 hospitals to drop licensed practical nurses; The changes at Mercy and Unity hospitals are meant to improve care, but unions say the remaining nurses will be stretched too thin.(NEWS) Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) (11/21/2005)
...move to remove the licensed practical nurses (LPNs) was...receive one year of training, compared with at...become registered nurses. The phaseout will...effective to have a licensed practical ...

Licensed practical nurses face tough choices with layoffs in Spokane, Wash. The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) (8/18/2004)
...been a licensed practical nurse at Sacred...as a registered nurse takes three years...prospects anywhere for licensed practical nurses are poor. Hospitals...LPNs to get more training and ...

Would revival of LPN Association help Tennessee?(licensed practical nurse) Tennessee Nurse (3/22/2006)
...support of new LPN training programs. Some years...Tennessee Association of Licensed Practical Nurses. Some have...RNs and additional licensed practical nurses, particularly in...direct patient care." ...

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE; ST. CAMILLUS HELPS NURSE ASSISTANTS BECOME LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES; PARTICIPANTS GET PAID WHILE THEY GO TO SCHOOL.(Business) The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) (5/21/2002)
...to become a licensed practical nurse. While...house LPN training program developed...response to the nurse shortage plaguing...who help nurses by providing...re creating nurses who will be...instructor in ...

Hillsborough County, Fla., Schools Add Licensed Practical Nurse Programs. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (6/11/2004)
...hallways for a nurse to tend to a loved...enough room in training programs. Help...students to become licensed practical nurses by the time they...000 registered nurses each year through...and shortage of ...

LPNs to RNS. (licensed practical nurse seeking certification as registered nurses)(Inside AVA) Techniques (1/1/1998)
...agreement in place, a licensed practical nurse (LPN) pursuing...as a registered nurse (RN) many times...it reflects the training needs for nursing...Felt was not a nurse, which was a big...clarifying the ...

Parents question new plan for nurses; Osseo School District looks to hire more licensed school nurses - RNs with special training - but that would mean replacing RNs with LPNs at some schools.(NORTH) Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) (4/11/2007)
...direction of a registered nurse or physician. Osseo...allow them to hire more licensed school nurses - who are RNs with additional training. They would oversee either a registered nurse or a licensed ...

PATIENTS SHOULD MAKE SURE NURSES ARE REAL, LICENSED.(MAIN) Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) (3/12/1997)
...are real nurses licensed by the state. Licensed practical nurses have a...New York State Nurses Association has...Ask for a Real Nurse; Ask for an...substituting for licensed ...

Parents question district's new plan for nurses; Osseo School District looks to hire more licensed school nurses but that would mean replacing RNs with LPNs at some schools.(WEST) Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) (4/11/2007)
...direction of a registered nurse or physician. Osseo...allow them to hire more licensed school nurses - who are RNs with additional training. They would oversee either a registered nurse or a licensed ...