Registered Nurse
• 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, podiatrists, and dentists.
• Includes advanced 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, post basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles.
• Registered nurses must be licensed in New York State and have a minimum of one-year work experience post licensure.