• Change bandages
• Give medicine
• Teach patients
• Document patient condition, treatments and changes
• Supervise Home Health Aides, Patient Care Assistants and Nursing Assistants.

To become a Licensed Practical Nurse you MUST:

• Complete a 1 year training course
• Pass the NCLEX-PN test to practice in the state of Florida
• Includes training in:
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Nutrition
  • First-aid
  • Basic nursing
  • Clinical experience

• Give therapeutic treatments
• Give intravenous medications
• Supervise Licensed Practical Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Patient Care Assistants and Home Health Aides.
• Perform a physical assessment

To become a Registered Nurse you MUST:

• Complete an Associate Degree in Nursing at a community college (two years) or Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing at a university (four years).
• Pass the NCLEX-RN test to practice in the state of Florida
• Includes training in:
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Nutrition
  • First-aid
  • Basic nursing
• Clinical experience

• Be a primary health care provider
• Take a patient history
• Do physical examinations
• Prescribe medicine
• Order and read tests
• Care for women who are pregnant
• Provide family planning

To be a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Florida you MUST:

• Have a current RN license and
• Graduate from a Master's Program for Nurse Practitioners

Florida Area Health Education Network. (n.d.). Florida Health Careers. Retrieved February 14, 2004, from http://www.flahec.org/hlthcareers/

• Help with physical therapy exercises
• Assist nurses

To become a Nursing Assistant / Patient Care Assistant you MUST be at least 16 years old and:

• Complete 120 hours of training, including 40 hours of clinical experience.
  Pass a skills and a written test to be certified by the Florida Nursing Assistant Registry.

(You must be certified to work in a nursing home in Florida. Other health care facilities such as hospitals may, or may not, require that you be certified.)