164X00000X — Licensed Vocational Nurse

Grouping

Nursing Service Providers

Classification

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Specialization

None — this code IS the classification

Section

Individual

Definition

An individual with post-high school vocational training and practical experience in the provision of nursing care at a level less than that required for certification as a Registered Nurse. [An alternate term for licensed practical nurse arising from difference in occupational titles between states and post-high school training programs and institutions.] Requirements for education, experience, licensure, and job responsibilities vary among the states.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.