Licensed Practical Nurse. The title “nurse” can refer to people with varying degrees of education and licenses. The job titles for which individuals can refer to themselves as “nurses” includes the following: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) / Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Practitioner (NP). LPN LVN and have the same training, licensure and scope of practice. The licensed vocational nurses used only in California and Texas, while a Bachelor of Nursing Practice is used throughout the rest of the United States. The title of the paper used in Australia and New Zealand registered nurses, while the job title of the United Kingdom is the State of the registered nurse. In the United States, is required for a future LVN / LPN have completed high school. Internationally, the scope of practice and the title of LVN / LPN may vary, depending on the specific criteria of each country. LVN’s / LPN jobs in hospitals, clinics (pediatrics, geriatrics, women’s health, psychiatric) and specialized care facilities, clinics, prisons and in dental offices. LVN’s / LPN can perform specific skills and procedures of care under the supervision of an RN, NP, Physician Assistant (PA), Doctor (MD) or dentist (DDS). They may also work in collaboration with RN, and are authorized to delegate to assistants of CNA license or other. The LVN / LPN scope of practice includes execution and documentation of the following functions: basic care of the patient’s vital signs, collection of data on all body systems, execute orders for wound care, preparation patients for diagnostic testing, including the collection of urine, sputum and stool samples, the insertion and care of urinary catheters, the insertion and care of naso-gastric tube, gastric and administration of drugs, except intravenous drug (IV). To draw blood, or to initiate or administer drugs IV, LVN’s / LPN must pass an additional post graduate course certification IV. Even with the passage of a successful certification course IV, LVN’s / LPN can not administer medication intravenously. Intravenous drugs are under the scope of practice of RN. TechnicianPsychiatric Psychiatric Technicians (PT) are trained and authorized to work in psychiatric facilities under the supervision of RN or doctors. In preparation for licensure, there are some common training courses for PT and LVN’s / LPN. These courses include Anatomy and Physiology, Fundamentals of Nursing, Nutrition and Pharmacology. However, due to their specific customer base includes people with disabilities to those with developmental or psychiatric diagnoses, such as (but not limited to schizophrenia), bipolar disorder or depression, PT require further studies on drugs psychotropics. Moreover, their clinical training focuses exclusively on psychiatric facilities.