Registered Nurses

Registered Nurses provide nursing care to patients in hospitals, aged care and other health care facilities, and in the community.

**Indicative skill level:**

#### In Australia and New Zealand:

Occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing is required.

**Tasks include:**

- 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