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How exposed to AI is a Registered Nurse?

Of the 27 tasks O*NET lists for registered nurses, 5 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 12 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Certified Operating Room Nurse (CNOR)Charge NurseEmergency Department RN (Emergency Department Registered Nurse)Oncology RN (Oncology Registered Nurse)Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN)Psychiatric RN (Psychiatric Registered Nurse)Relief Charge NurseSchool NurseStaff NurseStaff RN (Staff Registered Nurse)
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
27
tasks rated for this occupation
57%
hold a degree, from a survey of 28
3048k
people do this job in the US
23 of 89
least protected in healthcare practitioners

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

5
  • Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity
  • Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs
  • Work with individuals, groups, or families to plan or implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities
  • Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance
  • Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues or concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing

Only with software built on top

10
  • Record patients' medical information and vital signs
  • Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records
  • Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
  • Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans
  • Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions
  • Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems
  • Perform administrative or managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, or long-range goals
  • Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition
  • Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions
  • Engage in research activities related to nursing

Cannot be sped up

12
  • Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects
  • Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry
  • Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit
  • Conduct specified laboratory tests
  • Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care
  • Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments
  • Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures
  • Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained
  • Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics
  • Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students
  • Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers
  • Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.