Registered Nurses

People in this career often have these skills:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Maintain medical facility records.
• Monitor patient conditions during treatments, procedures, or activities.
• Administer non-intravenous medications.
• Record patient medical histories.
• Inform medical professionals regarding patient conditions and care.
• Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain.

• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
• Evaluate patient outcomes to determine effectiveness of treatments.
• Immunize patients.
• Treat acute illnesses, infections, or injuries.
• Assist healthcare practitioners during surgery.
• Supervise patient care personnel.
• Assist healthcare practitioners during examinations or treatments.
• Prepare patients physically for medical procedures.
• Test biological specimens to gather information about patient conditions.
• Design public or employee health programs.
• Communicate health and wellness information to the public.
• Assess patient work, living, or social environments.
• Direct healthcare delivery programs.
• Advise medical personnel regarding healthcare issues.
• Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
• Prescribe medications.
• Prescribe assistive medical devices or related treatments.
• Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
• Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.
• Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
• Diagnose medical conditions.
• Treat medical emergencies.
• Prepare medical supplies or equipment for use.
• Manage healthcare operations.
• Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.
• Train caregivers or other non-medical personnel.
• Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
• Advise communities or institutions regarding health or safety issues.

• Respiratory Therapists

• Acute Care Nurses

• Critical Care Nurses

• Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

• Psychiatric Technicians

• Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

• Medical Assistants

• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers