What is the difference between a LPN and a Nursing Assistant? Do they both pay good?

Question by mistylidevil06: What is the difference between a LPN and a Nursing Assistant? Do they both pay good? I am trying to find a better job , a...


Question by mistylidevil06: What is the difference between a LPN and a Nursing Assistant? Do they both pay good?
I am trying to find a better job , and I was in college for LPN and had to drop out. My best friend has told me about API and I am going to take nursing assistant progam if i deceide too. Any help would be nice thank ya have a good day

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Answer by mtwaites
I believe that the LPN is a slightly higher level job than the CNA. A lot of the LPN’s are able to do more or less the same skills that RNs do except a few differences such as medications and setting IVs etc.

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One Response to “What is the difference between a LPN and a Nursing Assistant? Do they both pay good?”

  1. Al in NC says:
    September 27, 2010 at 6:33 am

    CNA:
    http://www.explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career.120.aspx

    LPN:
    http://www.explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career.22.aspx

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