Registered Nurses

Tasks

There are many tasks done by registered nurses. A few are listed below:

• assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care for patients according to accepted nursing practice and standards
• working in consultation with other Health Professionals and members of health teams, and coordinating the care of patients
• providing interventions, treatments and therapies such as medications, and monitoring responses to treatment and care plan
• promoting health and assisting in preventing ill health by participating in health education and other health promotion activities
• answering questions and providing information to patients and families about treatment and care
• supervising and coordinating the work of Enrolled Nurses and other health care workers

Specific occupations

• Nurse Practitioner
• Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
• Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)
• Registered Nurse (Community Health)
• Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
• Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)
• Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)
• Registered Nurse (Medical)
• Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
• Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
• Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
• Registered Nurse (Surgical)
• Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)
• Registered Nurse
• Flight Nurse
• Nursing Officer (Defence Forces)
• Registered Nurse (Infection Control)
• Registered Nurse (Remote or Rural Area)
• Mental Retardation Nurse
• Practice Nurse
• Psychiatric Nurse
• Operating Room Nurse
• Registered Nurse (Anaesthetic)
• Registered Nurse (Operating Room)
• Registered Nurse (Recovery)
• Registered Nurse (Child and Adolescence Mental Health)
• Registered Nurse (Drug and Alcohol)
• Registered Nurse (Psychiatric Rehabilitation)
• Registered Nurse (Psychogeriatric Care)
• Registered Nurse (Gerontology)
• Registered Nurse (Health Education and Promotion)
• Registered Nurse (Public Health)
• Registered Nurse (School Nurse)
• Registered Nurse (Acute Care)
• Registered Nurse (Emergency/Trauma)
• Registered Nurse (High Dependency)
• Registered Nurse (Neonatal Intensive Care)
• Registered Nurse (Paediatric Intensive Care)
• Registered Nurse (Rehabilitation)