About this role
Registered Nurses (Paediatrics) provide nursing care to children of all ages, including neonates, across a range of health and community settings with an emphasis on assessing children’s acute and ongoing needs while taking into account physical, social, cultural and family circumstances.
What you might do day-to-day in this job
Typical tasks for a Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) include:
- assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care for patients according to accepted nursing practice and standards
- works in consultation with other Health Professionals and members of health teams, co-ordinating the care of patients
- provides interventions, treatments and therapies such as medications, and monitors responses to treatments and care plans
- promotes health and assists in preventing ill health by participating in health education and other health promotion activities
- answers questions and provides information to patients and families about treatment and care
- supervises and co-ordinates the work of Enrolled Nurses and other health care workers.