title: A licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse's (LPN/LVN) guide to the changing healthcare system.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to help licensed practical nurses/licensed vocational nurses (LPN/LVN) become aware of their role in the changing healthcare system. There is no better time than the present to begin thinking of how to survive in the current atmosphere of change and uncertainty. The challenge for the LPN/LVN is to define a framework for practice in the new system. A clear vision is needed for tomorrow, a personal vision that each individual must define and work toward.
authors.affiliation: Victory Memorial Hospital in Waukegan, IL, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Reeves
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D009743:Nursing, Practical / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control