licensed practical nurse vs LPN

licensed practical nurse and LPN both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of licensed practical nurse include practical nurse.

licensed practical nurse (noun)	LPN (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