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Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems.
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Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues or concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
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Perform administrative or managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, or long-range goals.
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Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
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Conduct specified laboratory tests.
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Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
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Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
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Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
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Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
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Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
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Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
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Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
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Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.
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Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
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Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
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Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
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Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.
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Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
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Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
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Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
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Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
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Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry.
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Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
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Engage in research activities related to nursing.
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Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.
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Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
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Work with individuals, groups, or families to plan or implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.