Module #3a nursing disciplines overview

1. Welcome!
Snelling Medical Staffing Training
Module Three:
Nursing Disciplines

2. Prohibited Disciplines
Doctors (Physicians)
Dentists

3. Healthcare Disciplines
NURSING PROFESSIONALS

4. Times Have Changed
A nurse is not
just “a nurse”.

5. Core Nursing

6. Nurses
Two primary nursing disciplines
• Registered Nurse
• Licensed
Practical/Vocational Nurse

7. Nursing Compact state
Watch the video on Nurse Licensure Compact in the
Snelling Medical Group on Chatter

8. Compact States

9. Registered
Nurse
WHAT DO THEY DO?
WHERE DO THEY WORK?
WHAT CREDENTIALS DO THEY NEED?

10. LVN & LPN
Licensed
Vocational
Nurse
Licensed
Practical
• What do they do?
Nurse
• Where do they work?
• What Credentials do
they need?

11. CORE CLASSES FOR
RN ‘S AND LPN/LVN’S
•RN’s and LPN/LVN’s
• Same core classes
• Clinical experience

12. EDUCATION
•RN’s
•LVN/LPN

13. NPs
APNs
Nurse
Practitioners
Advanced
Nurse • Who are they ?
Practitioners • Where do they work?
• What Credentials do
they need?

14. PAs
PA-C
Physician
Assistants
Physician
Assistant • Who are they ?
Certified • Where do they work?
• What Credentials do
they need?

15. Please answer the following questions to demonstrate your
knowledge of this information.
CERTIFICATION REVIEW
QUESTIONS