From advanced nurse practitioner to specialist nurse
40 of the 70 essential skills of a specialist nurse are already essential for a advanced nurse practitioner — about 57% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from advanced nurse practitioner in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 40
- skills carry over
- 30
- would be new
- 57%
- of the target job covered
- 70
- essential skills of a specialist nurse
What a specialist nurse does
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.
What carries over
40 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accept own accountability
- advise on healthy lifestyles
- analyse quality of nurse care
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply nursing care in long-term care
- apply person-centred care
- carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures
- carry out nurse-led discharge
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- coordinate care
- deal with emergency care situations
- delegate emergency care
- diagnose nursing care
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- evaluate nursing care
- follow clinical guidelines
- implement fundamentals of nursing
- implement nursing care
- implement scientific decision making in healthcare
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges
- interact with healthcare users
- listen actively
- manage hospital-acquired infections
- manage information in health care
- manage multiple patients simultaneously
- participate in health personnel training
- perform diagnostic testing for allergies
- plan nursing care
- provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions
- provide health education
- provide nursing advice on healthcare
- provide professional care in nursing
- respond to changing situations in health care
- solve problems in healthcare
- specialist nursing care
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
- use electronic health records in nursing
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
What would be new
30 skillsEssential for a specialist nurse and not for a advanced nurse practitioner. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adapt leadership styles in healthcare
- address problems critically
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- apply sustainability principles in health care
- coach individuals in specialised nursing care
- communicate in healthcare
- communicate in specialised nursing care
- comply with legislation related to health care
- contribute to continuity of health care
- contribute to the advancements in specialised nursing care
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- educate on the prevention of illness
- empower individuals, families and groups
- evaluation in specialised nursing care
- have computer literacy
- impact of social contexts on health
- initiate life preserving measures
- manage adverse reactions to drugs
- manage communicable disease
- manage personal professional development
- manage trauma through surgical means
- perform bronchoscopy
- perform vascular surgery therapeutic procedures
- promote a positive image of nursing
- promote health in specialised care
- promote human rights
- promote inclusion
- provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health
- refer healthcare users
Other moves from advanced nurse practitioner
2 roles- nurse responsible for general care38 skills in common
- nurse assistant20 skills in common
← advanced nurse practitionerspecialist nurse →The other way round
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How far are you from being a specialist nurse?
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