LPN vs practical nurse

LPN and practical nurse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
LPN	Yes	No	No	No
practical nurse	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, LPN and practical nurse are synonyms defined as:

LPN and practical nurse: a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick

Other synonyms of LPN include licensed practical nurse.

LPN (noun)	practical nurse (noun)
a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick	a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick