According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice or organizational systems. | 95% |
| Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care. | 89% |
| Develop and maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or patient care standards, based on evidence-based practice guidelines or expert opinion. | 88% |
| Develop nursing service philosophies, goals, policies, priorities, or procedures. | 88% |
| Direct or supervise nursing care staff in the provision of patient therapy. | 85% |
| Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing. | 84% |
| Instruct nursing staff in areas such as the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of disability, illness, management, technology, or resources. | 84% |
| Provide coaching and mentoring to other caregivers to help facilitate their professional growth and development. | 84% |
| Provide consultation to other health care providers in areas such as patient discharge, patient care, or clinical procedures. | 83% |
| Develop, implement, or evaluate standards of nursing practice in specialty area, such as pediatrics, acute care, and geriatrics. | 83% |
| Maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or infection control standards. | 83% |
| Make clinical recommendations to physicians, other health care providers, insurance companies, patients, or health care organizations. | 82% |
| Develop or assist others in development of care and treatment plans. | 82% |
| Plan, evaluate, or modify treatment programs, based on information gathered by observing and interviewing patients or by analyzing patient records. | 82% |
| Provide specialized direct and indirect care to inpatients and outpatients within a designated specialty, such as obstetrics, neurology, oncology, or neonatal care. | 82% |
| Monitor or evaluate medical conditions of patients in collaboration with other health care professionals. | 81% |
| Design evaluation programs regarding the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice or organizational systems. | 80% |
| Coordinate or conduct educational programs or in-service training sessions on topics, such as clinical procedures. | 80% |
| Observe, interview, and assess patients to identify care needs. | 79% |
| Lead nursing department implementation of, or compliance with, regulatory or accreditation processes. | 77% |
| Present clients with information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions. | 76% |
| Participate in clinical research projects, such as by reviewing protocols, reviewing patient records, monitoring compliance, and meeting with regulatory authorities. | 72% |
| Chair nursing departments or committees. | 70% |
| Design patient education programs that include information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions. | 70% |
| Provide direct care by performing comprehensive health assessments, developing differential diagnoses, conducting specialized tests, or prescribing medications or treatments. | 68% |
| Prepare reports to document patients' care activities. | 67% |
| Write nursing orders. | 67% |
| Identify training needs or conduct training sessions for nursing students or medical staff. | 66% |
| Perform discharge planning for patients. | 65% |
| Teach patient education programs that include information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions. | 64% |
