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Job Description

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1141.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 72,180.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 34.00
Currently, there are 2,857,180 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Registered Nurses”.

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Tasks for “Life Care Planner”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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Notebook computers
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Nasal suctioning equipment
Cardiac monitors
Mechanical lift devices
Capillary glucose monitors
Venous Oxygen Saturation SVO2 monitors
Colposcopes
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Jackson-Pratt drains
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Russell's traction equipment
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Intra-aortic balloon pumps IABP
Levine tubes
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Pelvic specula
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Transport cardiac monitors
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Electronic blood pressure monitors
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Canes
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Loop electrosurgical excision procedure LEEP equipment
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Partial masks
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Snellen eye charts
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Epidural pumps
Suction equipment
Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
Oxygen regulators
Retractors
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Infant warmers
Continuous enteral feeding equipment
Oxyhoods
Occlusion clamps
Epidural catheters
Chemotherapy spill kits
Enema equipment
Oxygen flowmeters
Fetal monitors
Electrosurgical devices
Photopheresis systems
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Lancets
Autotransfusion systems
Medical tuning forks
Oxygen tanks
Cervical collars
Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
Balanced suspension traction equipment
Phaco apparatus
Surgical drapes

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