Registered Nurse (Acute Care)

Provides advanced nursing care to patients with acute conditions. May care for pre- and post-operative patients or perform advanced diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Registration or licensing is required. The specialisation of 'Registered Nurse (Acute Care)' is a subset of the broader occupation of 'Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)'. They perform some or all of the broader occupation’s tasks as well as additional tasks. This 'Registered Nurse (Acute Care)' profile should be combined with the broader 'Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)' occupation profile in order to understand the full range of tasks undertaken by individuals in these roles.