Nursing Career Test

Nursing is one of the most varied and in-demand careers in healthcare, and one of the most human. Whatever draws you to it, there is almost certainly a specialism that fits. You could experience the adrenaline of a trauma bay, the quiet intensity of an intensive care unit, the joy of delivering a baby, the technical precision of an operating room, or the deep relationships built in end-of-life care. Nurses work across every setting in healthcare, with every type of patient, at every stage of life. The range of paths into it is wider than most people realise. Take this test in under 5 minutes to find out which area of nursing is the right fit for you.

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Disclaimer: Before you start the test, please consider the following: the test results are provided to you for the purpose of discovering your interests, your likes and dislikes and contemplating on what you may want to do in the future. Our tests are not psychological tests, nor do they indicate that you excel in a certain field of interest. Our tests do not amount to professional career advice. Our terms of use contain a disclaimer.

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Support parents through the distress of a sick newborn.
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Monitor patients recovering from anesthesia.
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Build care relationships with mental health patients.
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Care for patients in their homes and communities.
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Track the baby's heart rate throughout the labor process.
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Monitor patients connected to life-support machines.
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Care for critically ill patients in intensive care.
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Support patients safely through a mental health crisis.
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Support families through their child's illness.
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Monitor patients for changes in their mental state.
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Sort multiple patients by who needs urgent care first.
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Help patients live with dignity in their final days.
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Manage pain to keep patients as comfortable as possible.
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Prepare the sterile environment and instruments for surgery.
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Give medications prescribed for mental health conditions.
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Support families through the end of a loved one's life.
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Treat a wide variety of medical emergencies as they arrive.
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Provide nursing care to children and young patients.
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Assist with complications that arise during childbirth.
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Care for patients in the final stage of their lives.
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Help patients gradually regain the ability to breathe alone.
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Manage long-term health conditions in the community.
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Pass instruments to the surgeon during an operation.
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Work on the front line of a busy emergency department.
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Deliver health education sessions in the community.
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Visit housebound patients who cannot travel to a clinic.
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Administer pain relief to women during labor and delivery.
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Adapt your approach for patients from toddlers to teenagers.
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Care for premature or seriously ill newborn babies.
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Support surgical teams before and during operations.
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Respond to trauma cases arriving in the emergency bay.
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Carry out delicate procedures on fragile newborns.
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Monitor the vital signs of newborns in a baby unit.
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Give treatments at doses that are safe for children.
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Support women through labor and the birth of their baby.
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Speak up for patients who are too ill to communicate.
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