(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Registered Nurses
Job Description
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions. |
100
|
Record patients' medical information and vital signs. |
98
|
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records. |
90
|
Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans. |
89
|
Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth, and develop health improvement programs. |
88
|
Direct and supervise less skilled nursing or health care personnel or supervise a particular unit. |
87
|
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions. |
86
|
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity. |
85
|
Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments. |
83
|
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained. |
76
|
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition. |
73
|
Assess the needs of individuals, families or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments to identify potential health or safety problems. |
69
|
Provide health care, first aid, immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, and industry. |
65
|
Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures. |
62
|
Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance. |
59
|
Conduct specified laboratory tests. |
56
|
Direct and coordinate infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions. |
53
|
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care. |
53
|
Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students. |
49
|
Engage in research activities related to nursing. |
44
|
Perform administrative and managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, and long-range goals. |
42
|
Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing. |
41
|
Work with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities. |
35
|
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics. |
29
|
Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia. |
23
|
Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers. |
23
|
Hand items to surgeons during operations. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
85
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
78
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
75
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
74
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
73
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
73
|
Getting Information
|
71
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
68
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
68
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
67
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
66
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
62
|
Processing Information
|
61
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
61
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
61
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
60
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
59
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
57
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
56
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
56
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
54
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
53
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
52
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
52
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
48
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
47
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
47
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
47
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
46
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
46
|
Thinking Creatively
|
44
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
44
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
43
|
Interacting With Computers
|
42
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
40
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
36
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
33
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
21
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
18
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
17
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
15
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|