Occupation
Registered Nurses
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.
$97,550 medianBright outlookBachelor's typical
O*NET 31.0 · 29-1141.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- 02Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
- 03Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- 04Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
- 05Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- 06Work with individuals, groups, or families to plan or implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
- 07Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
- 08Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.
- 09Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
- 10Conduct specified laboratory tests.
- 11Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
- 12Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Charge NurseEmergency Department RN (Emergency Department Registered Nurse)Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN)Staff NurseCertified Operating Room Nurse (CNOR)Oncology RN (Oncology Registered Nurse)Psychiatric RN (Psychiatric Registered Nurse)Relief Charge NurseSchool NurseStaff RN (Staff Registered Nurse)
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Knowledge the job leans on
PsychologyCustomer and Personal ServiceMedicine and DentistryEnglish LanguageAdministrativeMathematicsTherapy and CounselingAdministration and Management
Skills that carry over from service
Social PerceptivenessService OrientationCoordinationJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingInstructingTime ManagementOperations Monitoring