Nursing Career Test

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