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Registered Nurses - 29-1141.00

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O*NET-SOC 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.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Registered Nurse (RN)
  • Staff RN (Staff Registered Nurse)
  • Staff Nurse
  • Charge Nurse
  • Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN)
  • Oncology RN (Oncology Registered Nurse)
  • Relief Charge Nurse
  • Cardiac Care Unit Nurse (CCU Nurse)
  • Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR)
  • Coronary Care Unit Nurse (CCU Nurse)

SOC Occupation Groups

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.
  • Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems.
  • Conduct specified laboratory tests.
  • Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
  • Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues or concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
  • Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
  • Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
  • Engage in research activities related to nursing.
  • Hand items to surgeons during operations.
  • Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
  • Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.
  • Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
  • Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
  • Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
  • Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
  • Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
  • Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
  • Perform administrative or managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, or long-range goals.
  • Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
  • Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
  • Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
  • Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
  • Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry.
  • Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.
  • Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  • Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
  • Work with individuals, groups, or families to plan or implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.

Detailed Work Activities

  • administer injections
  • administer medications or treatments
  • assist in examining or treating dental or medical patients
  • care for mentally ill patients
  • collect clinical data
  • communicate technical information
  • conduct patient assessments
  • deliver babies
  • explain testing procedures to patient
  • follow clinical radiation safety procedures
  • follow dental or medical office procedures
  • follow infectious materials procedures
  • follow institutional care procedures
  • follow life support procedures
  • follow patient observation procedures
  • identify body response variations
  • instruct on topics such as health education or disease prevention
  • interpret medical laboratory test results
  • inventory medical supplies or instruments
  • lift or transport ill or injured patients
  • maintain dental or medical records
  • make presentations on health or medical issues
  • monitor medical oxygen equipment
  • obtain information from clients, customers, or patients
  • order medical laboratory tests
  • prepare medical treatment room
  • prepare patient reports
  • prepare patients for tests, therapy, or treatments
  • prepare supplies or equipment for surgery
  • recognize childhood diseases
  • record medical history or data
  • set up incubators in hospitals
  • set up medical oxygen equipment
  • set up patient care equipment
  • take vital signs
  • treat medical condition of patient
  • understand properties or composition of drugs
  • understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
  • use behavior modification techniques
  • use clinical problem solving techniques
  • use counseling techniques
  • use interpersonal communication techniques
  • use knowledge of investigation techniques
  • use knowledge of medical terminology
  • use knowledge of nursing terminology
  • use medical lab techniques
  • use nursing practices or procedures
  • use personal care procedures
  • use research methodology procedures in health care
  • use sanitation practices in health care settings
  • weigh patients

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Ambulatory Care Nurse (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Army Public Health Nurse (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Flight Nurse (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Generalist Nurse (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Nursing Administrator (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Operating Room Nurse (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Perioperative Nurse (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Perioperative Nurse (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Professional Registered Nurse (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

No information available.

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Nurse Supervisor, Community-Health Nursing
  • Nurse Supervisor, Evening-or-Night
  • Nurse Supervisor, Occupational Health Nursing
  • Nurse, Community Health
  • Nurse, Consultant
  • Nurse, General Duty
  • Nurse, Head
  • Nurse, Infection Control
  • Nurse, Office
  • Nurse, Private Duty
  • Nurse, School
  • Nurse, Staff, Occupational Health Nursing
  • Nurse, Supervisor