Nurse Practitioners

Reading work related information.

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

Teaching people how to do something.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Looking for ways to help people.

Talking to others.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

Read and understand written information.

Communicate by speaking.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Write in a way that people can understand.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Quickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

Remember things like words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

Helping people to understand and use information.

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.