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Licensed vocational nurse (LVN) is a job title specific to Texas and California. Licensed vocational nurses are known as licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in all other states. LVNs and LPNs work under the supervision of registered nurses (RNs) and physicians, providing basic bedside care to patients.
The term LVN is widely used in the United States. Other terminologies that are more or less the same as the job description of Licensed Vocational Nurses are Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), in selected states in the US; Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs); Enrolled Nurses; Division 2 Nurses; and State Enrolled Nurses.