Licensed Practical Nurse - Private Duty Nursing (PDN) Service

LPN's who work in private residences and homes may have different job duties than other LPN's.

Their unique responsibilities include:

• Monitor patients vitals and record them in their file
  
• Maintain the cleanliness and comfort of each patient, including bathing, feeding and dressing
  
• Feeding Assistance with the ability to recognize the symptoms of aspiration
• Administering medication to include subcutaneously, intramuscular, sublinqual, and transdermal)
  
• Update patient records in a confidential manner
  
• Evaluate the patients wellbeing, encouraging the family/client to report any health concerns to Primary Care Physician
  
• Explain treatments and procedures to patients and families
  
• Change dressings/bandages, ensuring patients are healing properly
  
• Move patients from wheelchairs, beds etc,.
  
• Monitoring patients overall health during every visit
  
• Performing physical assessments (including but not limited to listening to heart/lung/bowel sounds, checking pulse and blood pressure, medication administration, skin assessment)
  
• Verifying patients are taking the correct dosages of medications
  
• Exchanging catheters per MD order

Required Education

Graduation from an accredited LPN program

LPN license (unemcumbered)

Required Credentials

Active (Unexpired) BLS

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