Registered Nurses

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Reading work related information.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

Looking for ways to help people.

Talking to others.

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

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

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

Teaching people how to do something.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Using maths to solve problems.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

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

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

Read and understand written information.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

Write in a way that people can understand.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

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

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

See details that are far away.

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

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

Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

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

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

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

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

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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