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Descriptor English: Licensed Practical Nurses
Descriptor Spanish: Enfermeros no Diplomados
Descriptor enfermeros no diplomados
Scope note: Personal sanitario que no posee títulos o credenciales profesionales, pero que han completado un período formativo y ha obtenido la licencia para proporcionar una atención médica habitual al paciente bajo la dirección de diplomados en enfermería y médicos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Técnicos de Enfermagem
Descriptor French: Infirmiers auxiliaires autorisés
Entry term(s): Licensed Practical Nurse
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Licensed Vocational Nurses
Nurse, Licensed Practical
Nurse, Licensed Vocational
Nurses, Licensed Practical
Nurses, Licensed Vocational
Tree number(s): M01.526.485.067.450
N02.360.067.450
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065102
Scope note: Health personnel who do not hold professional degrees or credentials, but have completed training and are licensed to provide routine patient care under the direction of registered nurses and physicians.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
PX psychology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Nursing, Practical (1963-2014)
Public MeSH Note: 2015
History Note: 2015
DeCS ID: 55774
Unique ID: D065102
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2015/01/01
Date of Entry: 2014/06/26
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Licensed Practical Nurses - Preferred
Concept UI M0587343
Scope note Health personnel who do not hold professional degrees or credentials, but have completed training and are licensed to provide routine patient care under the direction of registered nurses and physicians.
Preferred term Licensed Practical Nurses
Entry term(s) Licensed Practical Nurse
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Licensed Vocational Nurses
Nurse, Licensed Practical
Nurse, Licensed Vocational
Nurses, Licensed Practical
Nurses, Licensed Vocational



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