Description

Registered nurse practitioners provide nursing care for the sick, injured and others in need of such care, assist medical doctors with their tasks and also provide care independently, including diagnosing patients, the ordering and interpretation of tests, the determination of treatment and prescription of medication.

Tasks

• Assists medical doctors and works with other healthcare professionals to deal with emergencies and pre-planned treatment of patients manages own case load interviews and diagnoses patients, orders tests and interprets results and determines appropriate treatments monitors patient’s progress, administers drugs and medicines, applies surgical dressings and gives other forms of treatment plans duty rotas and organises and directs the work and training of ward and theatre nursing staff plans, manages, provides and evaluates nursing care services for patients, supervises the implementation of nursing care plans

Entry Requirements

Qualification as a nurse is via a diploma or degree course, both of which are provided by universities, or through an apprenticeship. Courses comprise both theoretical and practical work, including placements in hospital and community settings. To become an advanced nurse practitioner significant experience and qualification to a postgraduate level is usually required.