Registered Nurses

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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.

Registered Nurses spend a lot of their time Assisting and Caring for Others. They are naturally good at Problem Sensitivity, Inductive Reasoning, Oral Comprehension, and Oral Expression. Registered Nurses are typically characterized as being Social and Investigative. They are usually very knowledgable about Psychology, Customer and Personal Service, and Therapy and Counseling and are skilled at Social Perceptiveness and Coordination.

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Work Activities

Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Getting Information
  
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Handling and Moving Objects
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Processing Information
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Staffing Organizational Units
  
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
  

Abilities

Problem Sensitivity
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Oral Comprehension
  
Oral Expression
  
Speech Recognition
  
Deductive Reasoning
  
Written Comprehension
  
Near Vision
  
Category Flexibility
  
Written Expression
  
Information Ordering
  
Arm-Hand Steadiness
  
Speech Clarity
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Originality
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Far Vision
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Selective Attention
  
Extent Flexibility
  
Speed of Closure
  
Manual Dexterity
  
Auditory Attention
  
Time Sharing
  
Static Strength
  
Control Precision
  
Visualization
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Memorization
  
Visual Color Discrimination
  
Trunk Strength
  
Reaction Time
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  
Number Facility
  
Gross Body Coordination
  
Multilimb Coordination
  
Depth Perception
  
Response Orientation
  
Stamina
  
Wrist-Finger Speed
  
Gross Body Equilibrium
  
Speed of Limb Movement
  
Dynamic Strength
  
Rate Control
  
Explosive Strength
  

Interests

Social
  
Investigative
  
Conventional
  
Realistic
  
Enterprising
  
Artistic
  

Knowledge

Psychology
  
Customer and Personal Service
  
Therapy and Counseling
  
Medicine and Dentistry
  
Education and Training
  
English Language
  
Biology
  
Sociology and Anthropology
  
Philosophy and Theology
  
Mathematics
  
Chemistry
  
Public Safety and Security
  
Clerical
  
Computers and Electronics
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Administration and Management
  
Law and Government
  
Communications and Media
  
Foreign Language
  
Mechanical
  
Transportation
  
Sales and Marketing
  
Telecommunications
  
Economics and Accounting
  
Production and Processing
  
Physics
  
History and Archeology
  
Geography
  
Engineering and Technology
  

Wages

Skills

Social Perceptiveness
  
Coordination
  
Monitoring
  
Critical Thinking
  
Reading Comprehension
  
Active Listening
  
Service Orientation
  
Speaking
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Instructing
  
Learning Strategies
  
Active Learning
  
Time Management
  
Writing
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Quality Control Analysis
  
Persuasion
  
Science
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Mathematics
  
Systems Analysis
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Negotiation
  
Operations Analysis
  
Operation and Control
  
Management of Material Resources
  
Troubleshooting
  
Management of Financial Resources
  
Equipment Selection
  
Programming
  
Technology Design
  

Work Values

Relationships
  
Support
  
Achievement
  
Independence
  
Working Conditions
  
Recognition
  

Work Styles

Concern for Others
  
Integrity
  
Dependability
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Self Control
  
Attention to Detail
  
Cooperation
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Initiative
  
Independence
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Social Orientation
  
Persistence
  
Analytical Thinking
  
Leadership
  
Innovation
  

Work Context

Contact With Others
  
Telephone
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Physical Proximity
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Time Pressure
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Consequence of Error
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Letters and Memos
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Electronic Mail
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Level of Competition
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Degree of Automation
  
Public Speaking
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Work Schedules
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Exposed to High Places
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Every day-

Telephone
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Time Pressure
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Electronic Mail
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Letters and Memos
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Public Speaking
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Limited freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Never-

In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Public Speaking
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Letters and Memos
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Time Pressure
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Telephone
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-No responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Letters and Memos
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Time Pressure
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Electronic Mail
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Telephone
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Letters and Memos
  
Time Pressure
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Public Speaking
  
Electronic Mail
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Telephone
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Letters and Memos
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Electronic Mail
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Telephone
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Very important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.
  
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
  
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
  
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
  
Direct and supervise less skilled nursing or health care personnel or supervise a particular unit.
  
Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
  
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
  
Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth, and develop health improvement programs.
  
Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
  
Assess the needs of individuals, families or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments to identify potential health or safety problems.
  
Provide health care, first aid, immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, and industry.
  
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
  

- Importance Supplemental-

Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
  
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
  
Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
  
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
  
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
  
Direct and coordinate infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
  
Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
  
Perform administrative and managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, and long-range goals.
  
Hand items to surgeons during operations.
  
Work with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
  
Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
  
Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
  
Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.
  
Engage in research activities related to nursing.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.
  
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
  
Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
  
Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth, and develop health improvement programs.
  
Direct and supervise less skilled nursing or health care personnel or supervise a particular unit.
  
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
  
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
  
Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
  
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
  
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
  
Assess the needs of individuals, families or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments to identify potential health or safety problems.
  
Provide health care, first aid, immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, and industry.
  

- Relevance of Task Supplemental-

Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
  
Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
  
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
  
Direct and coordinate infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
  
Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.
  
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
  
Engage in research activities related to nursing.
  
Perform administrative and managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, and long-range goals.
  
Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
  
Work with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
  
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
  
Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
  
Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
  
Hand items to surgeons during operations.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
  
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
  
Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
  
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
  
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
  
Direct and supervise less skilled nursing or health care personnel or supervise a particular unit.
  
Provide health care, first aid, immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, and industry.
  
Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
  
Assess the needs of individuals, families or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments to identify potential health or safety problems.
  
Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth, and develop health improvement programs.
  
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
  
Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
  
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
  
Direct and coordinate infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
  
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
  
Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
  
Perform administrative and managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, and long-range goals.
  
Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
  
Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
  
Work with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
  
Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
  
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
  
Hand items to surgeons during operations.
  
Engage in research activities related to nursing.
  
Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
  
Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.
  
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  
Direct and supervise less skilled nursing or health care personnel or supervise a particular unit.
  
Provide health care, first aid, immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, and industry.
  
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
  
Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
  
Assess the needs of individuals, families or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments to identify potential health or safety problems.
  
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
  
Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth, and develop health improvement programs.
  
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
  
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
  
Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
  
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
  
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
  
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
  
Perform administrative and managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, and long-range goals.
  
Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
  
Hand items to surgeons during operations.
  
Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
  
Work with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
  
Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
  
Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
  
Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.
  
Direct and coordinate infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
  
Engage in research activities related to nursing.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Assess the needs of individuals, families or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments to identify potential health or safety problems.
  
Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
  
Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
  
Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth, and develop health improvement programs.
  
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
  
Provide health care, first aid, immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, and industry.
  
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
  
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
  
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
  
Direct and supervise less skilled nursing or health care personnel or supervise a particular unit.
  
Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.
  
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
  
Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.
  
Work with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
  
Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
  
Perform administrative and managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, and long-range goals.
  
Hand items to surgeons during operations.
  
Direct and coordinate infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
  
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
  
Engage in research activities related to nursing.
  
Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
  
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
  
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
  
Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
  
Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth, and develop health improvement programs.
  
Assess the needs of individuals, families or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments to identify potential health or safety problems.
  
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
  
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
  
Direct and supervise less skilled nursing or health care personnel or supervise a particular unit.
  
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
  
Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
  
Provide health care, first aid, immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, and industry.
  
Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
  
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
  
Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.
  
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
  
Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
  
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
  
Perform administrative and managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, and long-range goals.
  
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
  
Direct and coordinate infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
  
Hand items to surgeons during operations.
  
Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
  
Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.
  
Work with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
  
Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
  
Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
  
Engage in research activities related to nursing.
  
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth, and develop health improvement programs.
  
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
  
Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
  
Provide health care, first aid, immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, and industry.
  
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
  
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
  
Assess the needs of individuals, families or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments to identify potential health or safety problems.
  
Direct and supervise less skilled nursing or health care personnel or supervise a particular unit.
  
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  
Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
  
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
  
Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.
  
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
  
Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.
  
Engage in research activities related to nursing.
  
Work with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
  
Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
  
Hand items to surgeons during operations.
  
Direct and coordinate infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
  
Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
  
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
  
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
  
Perform administrative and managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, and long-range goals.
  
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
  
Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
  
Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
  
Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.
  
Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
  
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
  
Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
  
Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth, and develop health improvement programs.
  
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
  
Assess the needs of individuals, families or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments to identify potential health or safety problems.
  
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
  
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
  
Provide health care, first aid, immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, and industry.
  
Direct and supervise less skilled nursing or health care personnel or supervise a particular unit.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Hand items to surgeons during operations.
  
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
  
Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
  
Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
  
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
  
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
  
Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
  
Direct and coordinate infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
  
Work with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
  
Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.
  
Perform administrative and managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, and long-range goals.
  
Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
  
Engage in research activities related to nursing.
  
Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Provide health care, first aid, immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, and industry.
  
Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth, and develop health improvement programs.
  
Assess the needs of individuals, families or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments to identify potential health or safety problems.
  
Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
  
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
  
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
  
Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
  
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
  
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  
Direct and supervise less skilled nursing or health care personnel or supervise a particular unit.
  
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
  
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
  
Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Engage in research activities related to nursing.
  
Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
  
Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.
  
Hand items to surgeons during operations.
  
Work with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
  
Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
  
Perform administrative and managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, and long-range goals.
  
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.
  
Direct and coordinate infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
  
Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
  
Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
  
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
  
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
  
Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

None or short demonstration
  
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)
  
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
  
Bachelor's Degree
  
Master's Degree