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RISKATLAS.CO.ZA
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
OFO Code: 222109
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 222109
- Occupation
- Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- PROFESSIONALS
- Unit group
- 2221 · Nursing Professionals
Official description
Nursing professionals provide treatment, support and care services for people who are in need of nursing care due to the effects of ageing, injury, illness or other physical or mental impairment, or potential risks to health. They assume responsibility for the planning and management of the care of patients, including the supervision of other health care workers, working autonomously or in teams with medical doctors and others in the practical application of preventive and curative measures.
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Practice Nurse
- Developing and implementing care plans for the biological, social, and psychological treatment of patients in collaboration with other health professionals
- Supervising and coordinating the work of other nursing, health and personal care workers
- Coordinating the care of patients in consultation with other health professionals and members of health teams
- Monitoring pain and discomfort experienced by patients and alleviating pain using a variety of therapies, including the use of pain-killing drugs
- Planning, providing and evaluating nursing care for patients according to the practice and standards of modern nursing
- Cleaning wounds and applying surgical dressings and bandages
- Planning and providing personal care, treatments and therapies including administering medications, and monitoring responses to treatment or care plan
- Answering questions from patients and families and providing information about prevention of ill-health, treatment and care
- Planning and participating in health education programmes, health promotion and nurse education activities in clinical and community settings
- Conducting research on nursing practices and procedures and disseminating findings such as through scientific papers and report
2. Demand status
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7. Industry, sector and provincial context
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
- SETA Sector Skills Plans / hard-to-fill vacancy tables · Planned