Registered nurses perform some or all of the following duties:

Registered nurses in general care:

• Evaluate patients to identify appropriate nursing care;
• Collaborate with other members of interdisciplinary health care teams to plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families;
• Administer medications and treatments prescribed by a physician or in accordance with existing policies and protocols;
• Monitoring, evaluating, documenting and recording symptoms and changes in patient status, and taking necessary action;
• Use or monitor the use of medical equipment or devices;
• Supporting physicians in surgical procedures and other medical procedures;
• Supervise, where appropriate, licensed practical nurses and other nursing personnel;
• Develop and implement, as appropriate, the planning process for returning patients when they are admitted to an institution;
• To inform and advise patients and their families on certain aspects of health, in collaboration with other workers in the field of health.

Occupational Health Nurses:

• Develop and implement health education programs for employees;
• To provide registered nursing care in private companies and industries.

Community Health Nurses:

• Provide information on the health and care of registered nurses in public health units and at home;
• Manage complex cases of home care, participate in community needs assessments and program development;
• Performing disease screening tests and providing immunization programs.

Psychiatric nurses:

• Provide nursing and counseling services, and provide life skills courses to patients in psychiatric hospitals, mental health clinics, long-term care facilities and in the community.

Nursing Consultants:

• Provide advisory services to health care institutions, associations and organizations on nursing issues and concerns and practice in nursing

Nursing Researchers in Nursing:

• Conducting research related to nursing, as self-employed or employed in hospitals, private and public organizations, and government.

Clinical Nurses:

• Provide leadership, advice and guidance on the provision of research-based care to specific patient groups that are the responsibility of specific health care organizations.

Registered nurses may specialize in areas such as surgery, obstetric care, psychiatric care, acute care, pediatrics, geriatrics, community health, occupational medicine, emergency Rehabilitation or oncology. Nurse practitioners are independent health care providers with a wider field of practice than registered nurses.