Description
Provides nursing care to people with intellectual and development disabilities in a range of health, welfare and community settings. Registration or licensing is required.
Skill Level
1
Alternative Titles
- Mental Retardation Nurse
Specializations
NULL
Skills Assessment Authority
Caveats
Group: 2544 Registered Nurses
Description
provide nursing care to patients in hospitals, aged care and other health care facilities, and in the community.
Tasks
- assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care for patients according to accepted nursing practice and standards
- working in consultation with other Health Professionals and members of health teams, and coordinating the care of patients
- providing interventions, treatments and therapies such as medications, and monitoring responses to treatment and care plan
- promoting health and assisting in preventing ill health by participating in health education and other health promotion activities
- answering questions and providing information to patients and families about treatment and care
- supervising and coordinating the work of Enrolled Nurses and other health care workers
Skill Level
Occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
Occupations in this Group
- Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) – ANZSCO 254416
- Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) – ANZSCO 254417
- Registered Nurse (Medical) – ANZSCO 254418
- Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) – ANZSCO 254421
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health) – ANZSCO 254422
- Registered Nurse (Perioperative) – ANZSCO 254423
- Registered Nurse (Surgical) – ANZSCO 254424
- Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) – ANZSCO 254425
- Registered Nurses nec – ANZSCO 254499
- Nurse Practitioner – ANZSCO 254411