Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
ANZSCO 254421
11,700
61%
96%
45 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Registered Nurses (Medical Practice) provide clinical care to patients, undertake clinical organisation and practice administration, and facilitate communication within a general practice environment and between the practice and outside organisations and individuals.
What they typically do
- Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care for patients according to accepted nursing practice and standards.
- Works in consultation with other health professionals and members of health teams, and co-ordinating the care of patients.
- Provides interventions, treatments and therapies such as medications, and monitors responses to treatment and care plans.
- Promotes health and assists in preventing ill health by participating in health education and other health promotion activities.
- Answers questions and providing information to patients and families about treatment and care.
- Supervises and co-ordinates the work of enrolled nurses and other health care workers.
States and territories
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Qualification pathways
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