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what is the difference between an rn, prn, lvn, and an lpn?
Asked by chris m
and the average salaries in texas and in kentuckey
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Best Answer:
all your questions can be answered at these web-sites:
RN - Registered Nurse
Nature of the Work
Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement
Employment
Earnings
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm
LPN/LVN - Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse
Nature of the Work
Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement
Employment
Earnings
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos102.htm
PRN-term used to mean part-time or as needed in health-care staffing
and it means take as needed in medication/prescription usage
PRN is - Pro re Nata, a Latin medical term used to mean "as the situation arises"
for wage information by occupation and by city or state this site gives you wages yearly or hourly for the:
bottom 10%
bottom 25%
median
top 25%
top 10%
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment Statistics
http://data.bls.gov/oes/search.jsp?data_...
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2008-09 Edition
http://www.bls.gov/oco
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