[AfloydRN]

In the 2 ICU's I have experience with, no LPN's are utilized. They did send us one as an agency nurse and she ended up as a NA for the day. LPN's cannot give meds IV push, cannot assess patients w/ out an RN to co-sign.It probably varies hospital to hospital.

[augigi]

We have "enrolled nurses" rather than LPNs in Australia, but none in ICU, although there was a push to change this (of course) due to staffing shortages. In theory, I'm not in favour of it. Critically ill patients need critical care-trained RNs.