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specialist nurse

Specialist nurses promote and restore people's health, and diagnose and care within a specific branch of the nursing field.

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DESCRIPTION

Specialist nurses promote and restore people's health, and diagnose and care within a specific branch of the nursing field. Examples of such specialist nursing jobs include but are not restricted to; ambulatory care nurse, advanced practice nurse, cardiac nurse, dental nurse, community health nurse, forensic nurse, gastroenterology nurse, hospice and palliative care nurse, paediatric nurse, public health nurse, rehabilitation nurse, renal nurse and school nurse. Specialist nurses are general care nurses prepared beyond the level of a nurse generalist and authorised to practice as specialists with specific expertise in a branch of the nursing field.

PRACTICAL SKILLS

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
empower individuals, families and groups
implement fundamentals of nursing
manage communicable disease
OPTIONALOptional competences
advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling
assist in kidney transplant
address side effects of menopause

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Skills overview

92total
70 essential
22 optional

Breakdown

Knowledge
0
Skills
6

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Quick insight

This role requires 70 essential competences across practical skill domains.

DATA SOURCED FROM ESCO (EUROPEAN COMMISSION) & O*NET (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)

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