Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Also called: practical, nurse, lpn, lvn, charge nurse
Do you do this at work?
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Do you do this at work?
Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and put in place interventions
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How AI is changing licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses work
2 of 15 main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Green (little AI use so far) — 13% when main tasks are weighted. This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and put in place interventions (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Record food and fluid intake and output (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Measure and record patients' vital signs (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Provide basic patient care or treatments (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Assemble and use equipment (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Collect samples (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings — no recorded AI use
- Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave — no recorded AI use
- Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices or clinics — no recorded AI use
- Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms — no recorded AI use
- Wash and dress bodies of deceased persons — no recorded AI use
- Clean rooms and make beds — no recorded AI use
- Inventory and requisition supplies and instruments — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and put in place interventions”. Try the prompt for: “Record food and fluid intake and output”.
- Weeks 3–4: Make it a habit. Use AI 3 times a week for 15 minutes. Always check facts, numbers and names yourself.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
Will AI replace licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 2 of the 15 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Green rating (little AI use so far). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 20 of the 22 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which practical tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and put in place interventions; record food and fluid intake and output.
Which practical tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions; measure and record patients' vital signs; administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 7% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a practical start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.