cant help but tell my little story.... i have an elderly pt (about 82yo) very sweet lady.we used tympanic thermometers in the hospital and as soon as the thermometer was in her ear she immediately said "HELLO"(she thought it was a telephone). boy, we were laughing so hard that her false teeth fell off.
i worked in one of the hospitals in el paso way back 1996 and the hospital's name at that time was columbia east. What they said (previous responses) about LVN's function is true, only thing is RNs make the admission assessments. btw, live in the west side of town... good luck!