Description
Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
Interests
- Investigative
- Social
- Conventional
Work Values
- Relationships
- Achievement
- Independence
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Concern for Others
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Tasks
- Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.
- Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
- Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
- Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
- Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
Work Activities
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Getting Information
- Assisting and Caring for Others
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Detailed Work Activities
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Technology Skills
- Medical software
- Presentation software
- Internet browser software
- Spreadsheet software
- Electronic mail software
Abilities
- Inductive Reasoning
- Problem Sensitivity
- Written Comprehension
- Deductive Reasoning
- Near Vision
Skills
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
Knowledge
- Medicine and Dentistry
- English Language
- Biology
- Psychology
- Customer and Personal Service
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback Entry Level CertificationCertifying Organization
Biofeedback Certification International Alliance
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certified in Infection ControlCertifying Organization
Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Wound Care CertificationCertifying Organization
National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certified Nurse Manager and LeaderCertifying Organization
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Type
Core
Certificate name
Certified Transplant PreservationistCertifying Organization
Organization for Transplant Professionals
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $107,732 |
| Median (50%) | $126,234 |
| High (90%) | $154,570 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $126,235 |
| Mid Level | $124,200 |
| Senior Level | $121,535 |
| Expert Level | $105,822 |
Employability
There are currently 292,500 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 427,900 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 46%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 46%
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