Role Profile

Job: Registered Nurse 

What you will do in the job: 

Some things you do are assess patients, plan  and carry out nursing care in partnership with other
health professionals. Give patients immunisations, medicine and IV’s. Give further education to trained
nurses and other staff. 

Education and experience: 

Enrolled Nurse

Complete a diploma of enrolled nursing (level 5).

Pass an assessment by an approved provider.

Pass an examination for enrolled nurses.

Registered nurse

Complete a bachelor of Nursing, or other level 7 or 8 qualification approved by the nursing council of
New Zealand.

Pass assessment by an approved provider.

Pass a nursing Nursing council of New Zealand examination for registered nurse.

Secondary education:

NCEA Level 3 is required to enter tertiary training. Useful subjects include maths, English, biology,
chemistry and physics.

Skills and qualities:

The effects of different medicines and treatment. Different cultural beliefs about health and medical
treatment. Know the human body and it’s diseases and illnesses. The effect of different medicines
and illnesses. 

Hours of work: 40 hours per week

Income: 

Annual Salary:

Graduate registered nurses earn around $54k a year.

Senior registered nurses earn around $79k - $130k a year

Gross monthly income: $4500

Monthly deductions: 

Income tax - 400

Kiwisaver - 500

Student loan - 2k

Annual leave: 2-4 week 

Reflection:
What you found interesting about that career?
The most interesting part about my career is that there is a lot of things that go into being a nurse.