nurse vs LPN

nurse and LPN both are nouns.

nurse is a verb but LPN is not a verb.

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

As nouns, LPN is a hyponym of nurse; that is, LPN is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nurse:

nurse: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
LPN: a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick

Other hyponyms of nurse include foster-nurse, graduate nurse, trained nurse, head nurse, licensed practical nurse, practical nurse, matron, accoucheuse, midwife, probationer, student nurse, registered nurse, RN, scrub nurse, visiting nurse.

nurse (noun)	LPN (noun)
one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)	a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick
a woman who is the custodian of children

nurse (verb)	LPN (verb)
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
give suck to
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
treat carefully

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