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Licensed practical nurse, also called Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)), provides basic bedside care, taking vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration. LPNs and other similar health care employees generally do not meet the specialized training requirement to qualify as exempt professionals and therefore are entitled to overtime pay. Registered nurses, as distinguished from LPNs and LVNs, generally fall in the learned professional exemption where the registered nurse is paid on a salary basis. Registered nurses who are paid on an hourly basis should be entitled to overtime

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