practical nurse
noun
: a nurse who cares for the sick professionally without having the training or experience required of a registered nurse
especially
: licensed practical nurse
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Among other things, the passage rate for students taking the national licensing examination for practical nurses had slipped below 80%, a standard set in state law.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2024
Along with Hussin, the van, which is stocked with medication and equipment, including an ultrasound machine, is staffed with a doctor, practical nurse, lab technician and a medical assistant.
—D. Parvaz, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
Nurses delegate more straightforward clinical roles to licensed practical nurses.
—Jordan Rau, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
After admitting Betty, a practical nurse collected her vital signs.
—Niran Al-Agba, The New Republic, 21 Feb. 2022
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2024
Along with Hussin, the van, which is stocked with medication and equipment, including an ultrasound machine, is staffed with a doctor, practical nurse, lab technician and a medical assistant.
—D. Parvaz, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
Nurses delegate more straightforward clinical roles to licensed practical nurses.
—Jordan Rau, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
After admitting Betty, a practical nurse collected her vital signs.
—Niran Al-Agba, The New Republic, 21 Feb. 2022
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practical nurse
noun
prac·ti·cal nurse
ˈprak-ti-kəl- 
: a nurse who cares for the sick professionally without having the training or experience required of a registered nurse
especially
: licensed practical nurse
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