Registered nurses provide professional nursing services, deliver health education programs and provide consultative nursing services to promote, maintain and restore patient health. Registered nurses may work independently or as members of a health care team. Key roles include: 1) providing direct nursing care 2) assessing the needs of individuals, families, groups or communities throughout the lifespan 3) planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting nursing care 4) co-ordinating patient care health 5) counselling and teaching 6) managing and implementing patient care plans, leading and supervising nursing teams and advocating for clients. More... Occupation description courtesy of the Alberta Learning Information Service www.alis.alberta.ca