Registered Nurse (R.N.)

Work setting

• Physician's office
• Private clinic
• Health and medicine
• Chronic care therapy center

Tasks

• Assist health care practitioners during examinations or treatments
• Monitor patients and advise physician of any changes in patients' condition
• Address and document symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
• Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
• Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co‑ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
• Conduct disease screening
• Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician
• Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
• Provide nursing care
• Provide supportive counselling and life skills programming
• Supervise licensed practical nurses and ...