(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Nurse Practitioners
Job Description
Provide advanced nursing care and treatment to patients. Perform physical examinations, order diagnostic tests, develop treatment plans and prescribe drugs or other therapies.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies based on patients' characteristics such as age and gender. |
100
|
Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests such as complete blood counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays). |
100
|
Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses. |
100
|
Diagnose or treat acute health care problems such as illnesses, infections, and injuries. |
100
|
Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized. |
100
|
Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, and herbal remedies. |
100
|
Recommend interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks. |
100
|
Detect and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable populations such as infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, and older adults. |
100
|
Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances. |
100
|
Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses. |
100
|
Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability. |
100
|
Treat or refer patients for primary care conditions such as headaches, hypertension, urinary tract infections, upper respiratory infections, and dermatological conditions. |
100
|
Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary. |
100
|
Consult with or refer patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise. |
100
|
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing. |
100
|
Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy. |
100
|
Supervise or coordinate patient care or support staff activities. |
100
|
Provide patients or caregivers with assistance in locating health care resources. |
97
|
Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines. |
97
|
Diagnose or treat chronic health care problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes. |
97
|
Schedule follow-up visits to monitor patients or evaluate health or illness care. |
97
|
Maintain current knowledge of state legal regulations for nurse practitioner practice including reimbursement of services. |
97
|
Perform primary care procedures such as suturing, splinting, administering immunizations, taking cultures, and debriding wounds. |
97
|
Maintain departmental policies and procedures in areas such as safety and infection control. |
97
|
Keep abreast of regulatory processes and payer systems such as Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private sources. |
94
|
Perform routine or annual physical examinations. |
90
|
Advocate for accessible health care that minimizes environmental health risks. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
91
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
86
|
Getting Information
|
86
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
82
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
80
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
78
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
77
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
76
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
74
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
73
|
Processing Information
|
73
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
72
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
70
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
69
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
69
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
68
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
67
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
66
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
65
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
64
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
64
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
63
|
Thinking Creatively
|
59
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
59
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
57
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
55
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
53
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
53
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
51
|
Interacting With Computers
|
50
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
49
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
49
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
44
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
42
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
41
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
41
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
35
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
20
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
15
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
14
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
13
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|