Nurses, Registered

Diagnose and treat a patient's health problems. Perform health assessments to identify new symptoms of

possibly undiagnosed conditions or complications. Administer medication. Manage and deliver restorative

or palliative care to the ill, disabled and dying. Teach and counsel patients about maintenance of health and

prevention of illness or complications. Contribute as a member of an interdisciplinary health care team and

as a consultant on health-related committees to plan and implement the health care needs of consumers.

Execute medical regimens as prescribed by licensed physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician

assistants, and podiatrists, and dentists. Includes advance practice nurses such as: clinical nurse specialists,

certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced

by RNs who have specialized formal, ...