The Licensed Practical Nurse specialty is generally very female-friendly with a large majority (90%) of providers reporting as female compared to only 9% reporting as male. People living in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Michigan enjoy living in one of the 5 most popular states/territories where Licensed Practical Nurse providers practice. In all, there are 44,847 registered Licensed Practical Nurse providers in the United States with over 10,946 of those located in New York alone while around 5,596 chose to practice in Ohio.
Licensed Practical Nurse providers have been assigned the 164W00000X taxonomy code in the NPI registry, which is a Level II Classification. Click here for more information about medical specialty types.
Overall, Licensed Practical Nurse specialists practice in 57 different states/territories.
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. Requirements for education, experience, licensure, and job responsibilities vary among the states.