LICENSEDPRACTICALNURSE (NOC: 3233)

Licensed practical nurses providenursing care usually under the directionof medical practitioners, registerednurses or other health team members.

Completion of a vocational, college or other approvedprogram for licensed practical nurses is required.

Work Prospects (2015 - 2017): Good

Related Occupa�ons

Other assis�ngoccupa�onsin support of

health services(NOC: 3414)

Nurse aides,orderlies and

pa�ent serviceassociates

(NOC: 3413)

Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

(NOC: 3012)

Sample Job Title

Operating room technician

Registered nursing assistant (R.N.A.)

Graduate nursing assistant

Funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick throughthe Canada-New Brunswick Labour Market Agreements.

Examples of duties performedOperating room technicians perform some or all ofthe following duties:

• Prepare patients for surgery by washing,shaving and sterilizing the patients' operativeareas

• Assist in surgery by laying out instruments,setting up equipment, assisting surgical teamswith gowns and gloves and passing instrumentsto surgeons

• Clean and sterilize the operating room andinstruments.

Licensed practical nurses perform some or all ofthe following duties:

• Provide nursing services, within defined scopeof practice, to patients based on patientassessment and care planning procedures

• Perform nursing interventions such as takingvital signs, applying aseptic techniquesincluding sterile dressing, ensuring infectioncontrol, monitoring nutritional intake andconducting specimen collection

• Administer medication and observe anddocument therapeutic effects

• Provide pre-operative and post-operativepersonal and comfort careEmployment by Industry

1%Public administration

1%Retail Trade

97%Health care &social assistance

1%Other

1%Other services(except publicadministration)

ForecastingForecasted Total Job Forecasted Expansion Forecasted Replacement Openings Demand (New Growth) Demand (Openings due to Attrition)

2017-2026 2017-2026 2017-2026

1,278 467 811