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SOC 29-1141 · O*NET 29-1141.00
Assess patients' conditions, develop or implement nursing care plans, provide authorized nursing care, medication administration and treatment, document changes in condition, and hand over to the healthcare team. Practice registration, patient identification checks, medical orders, infection protection and escalation of abnormalities are key boundaries; countries' education and licensing systems must not be treated as mutually recognized.
Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((25+0+75)/3+0.5)=33; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.
Observe checks and handovers of patient identity, medical orders, allergies and condition records; interest assessments cannot establish valid registration, clinical competence or patient safety capability.
This page is for career exploration; qualified personnel complete actual patient identification, medical orders, medication administration, condition assessment and transfer under institutional procedures.
People willing to provide care, communicate and check repeatedly, accept shifts, protection and supervised training, and honestly report conflicting information amid interruptions and pressure may explore this career first.
Assess patients, provide authorized nursing care, observe, document and hand over; verify valid registration in China, US state licensure, medical orders and institutional authority separately. The N1 paper exercise confers no qualification.
Registered nurses undertake patient assessment, authorized nursing care, observation and handover; nursing assistants and physicians differ in both tasks and practice authority.
O*NET 29-1141.00 defines registered nurses as an occupation that assesses patient needs, develops and implements nursing care plans, maintains medical records and provides nursing care, requiring licensure or registration.
First check practice registration, patient identity, medical order versions and handover information; promptly verify abnormal vital signs and unclear orders under procedures.
Career direction comparison
Compare patient assessment, basic care, specialty acute care and advanced practice, focusing on the scope of practice for each.
| Career direction | Core work and output | Key differences | Best-fit choice |
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| Nursing Assistants (O*NET 31-1131.00) | Assist with daily living, measure basic condition indicators and report changes. | Nursing assistants help with basic daily living care under nurse supervision; this is not equivalent to an RN's nursing care planning, medication administration and clinical judgment. | People who prefer basic care and patient companionship can check nursing assistant positions and supervision requirements. |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (O*NET 29-2061.00) | Provide care, document and report within the relevant licensed and supervised scope. |
AI impact on this career
This page discusses possible uses for de-identified documentation drafts and handover checks; this round obtained no occupation-level AI adoption rates, replacement rates or causal estimates of wage changes for registered nurses in mainland China or the US. Cross-occupation studies do not establish clinical deployment. AI Impact Score 33% is an editorial estimate. Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((25+0+75)/3+0.5)=33; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.The three tasks, ratings and sources are listed in the FermatMind method source record on this page.
FermatMind AI Impact Score estimation method v1
FermatMind / 费马测试 · 2026-10-18
Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Chinese mainland salary reference
Industry averages, recruitment pay offers and individual contracts have different denominators; do not infer Chinese starting pay.
Insufficient evidence: 2026 mainland China pay offers for comparable registered nurse jobs with verifiable registration status, region, institution, department, professional title, shifts, hours and pay arrangements.
Insufficient evidence: 2026 mainland China pay offers for comparable registered nurse jobs with verifiable registration status, region, institution, department, professional title, shifts, hours and pay arrangements.
Physicians have different diagnosis and treatment responsibilities.
Support care is not equivalent to registered nursing practice.
US wage reference
BLS 2025 US 29-1141 median wage of USD 97,550; 2025–2035 employment growth of 5.6%, with 180.8 thousand annual openings.
| Position in wage statistics | Annual wage reference | Conversion boundaries | How to interpret this position |
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| Lowest 10% | USD 68,940 per year | Official annual wage, not individual monthly income | The 10th percentile of USD 68,940 per year is not a guaranteed minimum for new entrants. |
| Median (50%) | USD 97,550 per year | Official annual wage, not individual actual pay received | The median of USD 97,550 per year is the midpoint of the US 29-1141 distribution; it does not establish an individual pay offer. |
Career fit guide
First complete the fictional N1 handover exercise, then observe actual tasks under lawful supervision; work samples confer no licence.
You may be better suited： Able to accurately check identity, orders and allergy status.
Situations requiring caution： Proceed cautiously if you still act from impressions when information conflicts, interpret blank allergy fields as no allergies, or resist ongoing checking and prompt reporting; paper exercise pause-point rules cannot replace critical emergency care.
Try an entry exercise： Use the 30-minute N1 paper exercise to preserve four unresolved items concerning identity, orders, observations and allergies, recalculate 1.2°C and record receiving responsibility; do not select orders, diagnose or administer medication.
Work pressures, risks and professional boundaries
Verify valid registration, patient identity, orders, allergies and observation sources; if unclear, pause affected actions and escalate. In China, immediately notify a physician of critical conditions and provide necessary emergency care under statutory responsibilities and institutional procedures.
O*NET defines nursing tasks; the National Health Commission specifies Chinese practice registration; CDC provides US infection protection context.
Typical scenario：The N1 record says N1; the wristband says N2.
Roles most affected：Patients and nursing teams
Possible consequence：Inconsistent N1/N2 wristbands and handover sheets may lead to incorrect patient-specific actions.
How to reduce risk：
Career entry, qualifications and career development
BLS lists a nursing bachelor's degree as typical US entry education; OOH also lists associate degrees and approved program diplomas. US licensure is required. Nursing practice in China follows National Health Commission registration rules. First complete the N1 paper exercise, then undertake actual supervised training.
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Career prospects and related occupational transitions
The separate BLS 29-1141 occupational row projects 5.6% US employment growth in 2025–2035, with 180.8 thousand annual openings; national projections are not individual hiring probabilities.
United States · SOC 29-1141 exact occupation
3,465.4 thousand → 3,660.1 thousand
Employment count
Approximately 3,465.4 thousand people in 2025 and 3,660.1 thousand in 2035.
Does not establish：National figures are rounded; they do not represent a hospital's staffing establishment.
Assess patients' conditions, implement nursing care plans, observe treatment responses, document condition changes and hand over to the healthcare team. O*NET 29-1141 states that licensure or registration is required.
No. Nursing assistants focus on assisting with basic care under supervision; registered nurses perform nursing assessment, planning and authorized clinical tasks. Verify the specific scope by jurisdiction and institution.
Choose a real task from this page for a small practice project or a conversation with someone in the field. Use the planning guides to set a date, an output and feedback questions before deciding whether to continue.
Use the fictional N1 thirty-minute handover exercise to check N1/N2 identities, V1/V2 medical orders, the 1.2°C change on paper and the allergy field. Retain four unresolved items for authorized personnel; do not use for diagnosis or treatment.
Nursing practice in China requires registration under National Health Commission rules; US RN licensure and Chinese practice registration are not automatically mutually recognized.
Nursing assistants and RNs both care for patients, but assessment and planning, education and licensure, and specific medication responsibilities differ; US support roles may also administer medication when authorized. Do not infer authority from translated titles.
| Dimension | Primary track | Comparison track |
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| Core purpose | Registered nurse: assess nursing needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and provide authorized nursing care. | Nursing assistant: assist with basic care under the guidance of on-site licensed nursing staff. |
| Main subjects and basis | RN: patients' health problems, nursing care plans, actual observations and team information. | Assistant: patients' daily living, basic condition and supervised care arrangements. |
| Core process | RN: assess and plan, provide nursing care within responsibilities, monitor responses, document and coordinate. | Assistant: assist with eating, bathing, dressing and mobility, observe basic condition and report. |
| Main deliverables | RN: nursing care delivery, ongoing observation, accurate documentation and risk handover. | Assistant: completion of basic care and patient changes requiring reporting. |
| Responsible parties | RN: responsible for nursing judgment and handover according to registration and licensure, specialty training and institutional responsibilities. | Assistant: responsible for authorized support tasks and reporting, under guidance from on-site licensed personnel. |
| Authority and approval | RN: orders, equipment and specialty tasks depend on actual authority; do not select medications or expand scope based on a title. | Assistant: separately verify jurisdiction, training and supervision for specific health tasks such as medication administration; authority is not automatic. |
| Limits on conclusions | RN experience does not automatically confer physician or advanced practice licensure, or permission to practice in another jurisdiction. | Support experience does not automatically confer RN education, registration, practice responsibilities or independent specialty capability. |
Escalate abnormalities promptly.
Do not independently expand the scope of practice.
Do not act on AI drafts or outdated orders.
Preserve original information and correction trails.
Do not promise outcomes beyond the evidence.
Refer unclear risks to authorized personnel.
Before joining, check practice registration and location, patient and specialty scope, authority for orders and equipment, supervision ratios, protective arrangements, shifts and the actual contract; education and holding a licence are separate conditions.
Check the registered location and validity of a Chinese practice certificate or licensure in the target US state; qualifications are not automatically mutually recognized.
Check ward patient complexity, specialty training, nursing care plans and the actual escalation chain for abnormalities.
Check issuance of orders, allergy confirmation, equipment training and who may approve and correct records.
Check preceptorship, patient ratios, support staff and responsibility for receiving handovers; paper work samples do not substitute for clinical competence.
| LPNs/LVNs provide basic nursing care, but their US education and state licensure differ from RNs'; do not merge them based on the Chinese word for nurse. |
| People willing to start with basic nursing tasks must check licensure in the target state. |
| Acute Care Nurses (O*NET 29-1141.01) | Assess acutely ill patients, monitor continuously and collaborate with the team. | Acute care nurses have a different specialty task scope and require additional training for complex acute conditions; general RN experience does not automatically establish specialty competence. | People who prefer rapidly changing situations and monitoring tasks can explore acute care training requirements. |
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| Nurse Practitioners (O*NET 29-1171.00) | Assess, diagnose and manage patients' problems within the authorized scope. | Nurse practitioners are a US advanced practice nursing occupation whose education, state licensure and scope of diagnosis and treatment differ from those of general RNs. | People willing to take on further advanced practice responsibilities must check education, state licensure and institutional authority. |
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| Within this occupation: direct care and observation | Provide nursing care according to authorized plans and document patient responses. | Direct care involves checking patient identity, orders, observations and nursing care plans; the N1 identity conflict must initially remain unresolved. | Suited to people willing to maintain careful checking amid interruptions, shifts and patient communication. |
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| Within this occupation: nursing handover and quality | Check record versions, unresolved items, recipients and follow-up status. | Quality handover emphasizes original observations, unperformed tasks, allergy status and responsible personnel; the N1 case is not used for actual medical records. | Suited to people willing to review events and escalate promptly when uncertain. |
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Registered nurses, nursing assistants, licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, acute care nurses and nurse practitioners all care for patients, but differ in education, licensure, specialty competence and treatment authority.
BLS projects 5.6% US employment growth for 29-1141 in 2025–2035, with approximately 180,800 annual openings; this is neither Chinese job demand nor an individual's hiring probability.
Task assistance: can organize de-identified handover points and unresolved items; input sources must be traceable.
Workplace adoption: requires checking hospital systems, authority, training and audits; cannot be inferred from research. Insufficient evidence: occupation-level AI adoption rates, replacement rates and causal estimates of wage changes for registered nurses in mainland China and the US.
Employment outcomes: influenced by healthcare demand, staffing establishments, licensure and policy; cannot be inferred from AI exposure alone.
| Work area | Task | Current change | Human control point |
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| Work preparation | Handover sheet summary | Tools can extract fictional records, not confirm actual identities. | Check patient codes, times and record versions. |
| Patient identification | Identity discrepancy alerts | Tools can find conflicts, not approve medication administration. | Check the N1/N2 conflict and unresolved status. |
| Team handover | Medical order version list | Tools can list items to check, not select orders. | Check V1/V2 issuance and the allergy field. |
| Clinical safety | Observation change alerts | Tools can calculate 1.2°C, not diagnose. | The licensed team checks observations and patient status. |
| Infection safety | Protection checklist | Tools can list policies, not assess on-site exposure. | Check standard precautions and actual exposure risks. |
| Continuity of nursing care | Shift team handover | Tools can create templates, not promise treatment outcomes. | Recipients check outstanding tasks and responsibilities. |
| Privacy management | Work sample archiving | Tools process fictional exercises only; do not send actual medical records externally. | Check permission to use and disclose patient information. |
The following materials concern occupational tasks, practice registration, AI governance, cross-occupation exposure and employer expectations separately; they provide no independent replacement rate for this occupation.
Text tools can organize de-identified records, but do not prove employer deployment or confirm patients, allergies or orders.
AI primarily changesHandover summaries
Human responsibility remainsLicensed nurses check actual identities, times, symptoms and outstanding tasks.
AI primarily changesRecord conflict alerts
Human responsibility remainsThe team checks original medical records, issuance of orders and patient reports.
AI primarily changesNursing education drafts
Human responsibility remainsAuthorized personnel check content and its applicability to patients.
When using tools, check sources, mark drafts, confirm patients and orders, make human decisions and hand over in sequence; keep items unresolved when evidence is insufficient.
Input verification: use only authorized, de-identified materials permitted for processing.
Draft marking: an AI-generated handover must not be described as a reviewed medical record.
Patient checks: authorized personnel confirm identity, allergies, condition and orders.
Traceable handover: preserve N1/N2, V1/V2, original observation times and temperatures, unresolved allergy status and the next responsible recipient.
Authority and responsibility: medication administration, treatment, transfer, equipment operation and medical record corrections each depend on practice authority, orders and actual role-specific permissions.
A wrong-patient label can contaminate the handover and subsequent care.
Control: Check authoritative identity sources and pause affected actions.
Treating unissued orders as valid creates execution risks.
Control: Authorized personnel review original issuance status.
A model cannot confirm patient responses or bedside conditions.
Control: Observe and report on site under institutional procedures.
An automatic summary may interpret a blank allergy field as no allergies.
Control: Check original medical records and patient reports; keep the item unresolved.
Tool suggestions may overlook infection protection and privacy requirements.
Control: Check material permissions and protection under institutional and local rules.
First learn identity, orders, observation and handover; tools only organize differences in the fictional N1 case.
May draft de-identified handover outlines; personally verify actual patients, orders and conditions.
Do not delegate diagnosis, treatment, medication authorization or infection control to a model.
Tools may summarize anonymous issues; training and clinical clearance follow actual procedures.
No. A model can calculate the 1.2°C difference between 37.0 and 38.2 in the N1 paper exercise; authorized personnel verify actual patients and conditions.
Source: O*NET tasks and N1 editorial exerciseOriginal source ↗
No. Identity, allergies and orders must be confirmed under institutional procedures.
Source: O*NET patient observation and nursing tasks; separately verify Chinese registration and responsibilities against the registration measures and Nurses Regulations in the risks section.Original source ↗
First learn patient identification, orders, infection protection and handover, then practice cross-checking tables with tools.
Source: O*NET 29-1141 tasksOriginal source ↗
This round obtained no occupation-level adoption rate for 29-1141; check actual systems, processing permissions, training and human review procedures with the target institution. Lack of obtained evidence does not establish that no statistics exist.
Source: ILO task study and gap in institution-level measurementsOriginal source ↗
No. Tools do not observe patients or the issuance of orders; licensed teams judge under procedures.
Source: O*NET tasks and practice boundariesOriginal source ↗
Documentation may become faster, but the costs of the wrong patient, wrong order and missed allergies cannot be omitted.
Source: NIST output risk frameworkOriginal source ↗
Use fictional N1 to preserve the scenario, calculations, tool drafts, human revisions and pending approvals.
Source: NIST output risk context; FermatMind editors designed the N1 scenario and checking method.Original source ↗
This page's AI analysis concerns documentation assistance only; O*NET defines nursing tasks, cross-occupation studies do not measure deployment in this occupation, and actual patient judgments and medication responsibilities depend on practice and institutional authorization.
The following table covers capability training and practice boundaries, not nationally standardized grades or a pay ladder.
| Task preparation stage | Common role directions | Notes and checking suggestions |
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| Identity and records | Check patients, orders, allergies and original data | Supervised practice; paper cases do not constitute a qualification to practice. |
| Basic care | Provide nursing care and observation under role-specific authority | Medication and equipment require separate training and institutional authorization. |
| Condition reporting | Able to identify changes and escalate to authorized personnel | Authority to diagnose and decide treatment cannot be inferred from an occupational title. |
| Handover and preceptorship | Able to review outstanding tasks and responsible personnel | Verify management and specialty qualifications separately. |
For entry and pay, separately verify practice registration, institution, shifts and employment contract.
Patient composition, departments and shifts affect job requirements.
Prevention, education and follow-up vary by setting.
Transfer, home environments and continuity of care involve additional risks.
Insufficient evidence: occupation-level AI adoption rates, replacement rates and causal estimates of wage changes for registered nurses in mainland China and the US.
| Highest 10% | USD 137,470 per year | Official annual wage, not individual actual pay received | The 90th percentile of USD 137,470 per year does not guarantee specialty or management promotion. |
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Wages · Percentile 10：USD 68,940 per year；2025 US 29-1141 10th percentile；not a guaranteed minimum for new entrants. O*NET/BLS wages
Wages · Percentile 25：USD 80,330 per year；2025 US 29-1141 25th percentile；does not correspond to a fixed seniority grade. O*NET/BLS wages
Wages · Median：USD 97,550 per year；2025 US 29-1141 median wage；not an individual contract. O*NET/BLS wages
Wages · Percentile 75：USD 112,350 per year；2025 US 29-1141 75th percentile；verify region and hours separately. O*NET/BLS wages
Wages · Percentile 90：USD 137,470 per year；2025 US 29-1141 90th percentile；not a guarantee for specialty or management positions. O*NET/BLS wages
No. USD 97,550 is the 2025 US median for employed workers, not new entrants' starting pay or Chinese wages.
No. USD 46.90 is the US median hourly wage; verify actual hours, night shifts and contracts separately.
The wage page displays the BLS 2025 wage distribution; employment uses the separate BLS 2025–2035 occupational row. https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/29-1141.00 ; https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
Occupational statistics, institutional staffing establishments and individual prospects use different scopes.
| Industry | Median wage for this occupation within the industry | How to interpret this value |
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| State, local and private hospitals | USD 100,220 per year | 2025 median annual wage for this occupation in the hospital industry; not ward, specialty or individual pay offers. |
| Ambulatory healthcare services | USD 91,230 per year | 2025 industry median for this occupation; includes clinics, home healthcare and outpatient centers, not separate outpatient statistics. |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | USD 84,300 per year | 2025 industry median for this occupation; cannot represent home healthcare wages or a single institution's contract. |
| State, local and private educational services | USD 78,620 per year | 2025 median for this occupation in the education industry; not nursing assistant or teacher wages. |
Wage distributions come from US occupational statistics; differences by state, specialty, shifts and experience are substantial.
2025 US median hourly wage of USD 46.90 and median annual wage of USD 97550; verify actual hours, shifts and contracts separately.
Regions, specialties, institutions, shifts and hours differ; national occupational percentiles do not guarantee an individual's full-year income or an institution's pay offer.
BLS 2025 employment base period, exact occupation 29-1141；figures in thousands are rounded. BLS projections
BLS annual openings include growth and worker replacement, not annual net increases. BLS projections
O*NET occupational interest baseline
SCI: Social, Conventional and Investigative; an occupational profile, not an individual threshold.Daily tasks include patient observation, implementing nursing care plans, documentation, communication and safe handover.
People who prefer patient care, team communication and careful checking can explore nursing; interests cannot establish clinical competence.
Which Holland interest types are closer to registered nursing?
O*NET interest code SCI (Social, Conventional and Investigative), with six dimensions S76, C63, I62, R41, E23 and A6; the US occupational profile supports exploration of care and checking preferences, not individual scores, registration or clinical safety thresholds.
Do not use it this way: RIASEC cannot serve as a hiring threshold; first observe checking behavior with the N1 paper exercise.
Assess my Holland vocational interestsWhich Big Five traits are more relevant to this work?
The Big Five supports self-examination of tendencies; observe habits of checking identities, orders, allergies and record changes after interruptions. This page has not validated their relative validity against personality tests.
Do not use it this way: A conscientiousness label cannot replace nursing practice registration and supervised training.
View my Big Five personality traitsCan MBTI determine whether registered nursing suits me?
This page does not assess clinical competence with MBTI; use N1 information conflicts to observe checking habits, without directly linking types to patient safety performance.
Do not use it this way: People of any type must complete actual training and practice under lawful authorization.
Understand my MBTI preferencesCan the Enneagram show whether this occupation suits me?
The Enneagram may support reflection on stress; it does not define who can safely care for patients.
Do not use it this way: Type labels can obscure actual nursing capabilities and patient safety risks.
Explore my Enneagram patternsCan I become a registered nurse if I am not good at mathematics?
Do not screen by IQ scores; observe whether N1/N2 identities, order versions and time records can be checked.
Do not use it this way: The 1.2°C difference from 37.0 to 38.2 is not a diagnosis; report under procedures.
Understand my intelligence and reasoning performanceDo registered nurses need high emotional intelligence?
This page sets no EI screening cutoff; practice honest reporting and handover when patients' conditions change. Training does not replace lawful registration and clinical procedures.
Do not use it this way: Good communication does not permit changing orders or administering medication beyond one's authority, nor does it justify disregarding allergies.
Understand my emotional intelligence capabilitiesFits better when: Willing to observe patients, record changes and coordinate the nursing team.
Watch for: Requires valid practice registration, medical orders and institutional authorization.
Explore related career: Registered NursesFits better when: Enjoys basic daily living care and companionship and accepts appropriate supervision.
Watch for: Support tasks cannot replace RN clinical responsibilities.
Explore related career: Nursing AssistantsFits better when: Willing to handle acute-condition monitoring and rapid team collaboration.
Watch for: Verify specialty training and competence separately.
Explore related career: Acute Care NursesFits better when: Willing to pursue further learning in assessment, diagnosis, treatment and patient management.
Watch for: Verify additional education, state licensure and authority for diagnosis and treatment separately.
Explore related career: Nurse PractitionersFits better when: Willing to provide basic nursing care within the relevant licensed scope.
Watch for: LPNs/LVNs and RNs have different education and licensure.
Explore related career: US Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesFits better when: Enjoys checking identities, orders, allergies, record times and recipients.
Watch for: Medical record corrections and clinical clearance depend on institutional authorization.
Explore related career: Registered NursesObserve whether patients, orders and allergies can be checked and changes reported amid interruptions and pressure; assessments support reflection only.
Yes. Introversion does not prevent careful observation, but risks must be communicated promptly to patients and teams.
Yes. Extraversion does not guarantee safety; listening to patients and precise checking are still required.
This page recommends no best MBTI type; explore behavior through fictional N1 and lawfully supervised tasks. Types do not confer qualifications to practice.
O*NET gives SCI; the six-dimensional occupational profile is not an individual hiring or nursing safety threshold.
No. Assessments do not cover practice registration, patient risks, orders and infection protection.
This can be trained. First check N1/N2 and V1/V2 status; calculate the 1.2°C difference on paper without diagnosing.
This page sets no universal high emotional intelligence threshold; practice reporting, communication and handover. This round obtained no specific predictive validity materials.
This page does not judge clinical safety performance by Enneagram type; this round obtained no validity materials specific to this occupation. A material gap does not establish that no research exists.
Submit an N1 paper package: four unresolved items concerning identity, orders, observations and allergies, plus responsibility handover; then check job requirements.
Evidence：O*NET registered nurse tasks · National Health Commission Measures for Nursing Practice Registration
Typical scenario：Immediate execution is requested even though V2 status has not been checked.
Roles most affected：Patients and medication administration staff
Possible consequence：Unclear V1/V2 order issuance status or conflicting allergy fields may cause incorrect execution.
How to reduce risk：Keep unresolved; do not administer medication based on a newer version, blank fields or AI advice.
Evidence：O*NET registered nurse tasks · BLS Registered Nurses Occupational Outlook
Typical scenario：The paper change from 37.0 to 38.2 lacks times and a recipient.
Roles most affected：Patients, incoming staff and teams
Possible consequence：Changes in observations or omission of outstanding tasks from handover can delay team assessment.
How to reduce risk：Preserve times and original values; report under institutional alert and handover procedures.
Evidence：O*NET registered nurse tasks · Nurses Regulations (official text revised in 2020)
Typical scenario：A contact task is performed without checking exposure requirements.
Roles most affected：Patients, nurses and other healthcare personnel
Possible consequence：Contact with body fluids, sharps or contaminants may cause infection or injury.
How to reduce risk：Implement standard precautions and institutional infection control procedures according to risk assessment.
Evidence：CDC Standard Precautions · O*NET registered nurse tasks
Typical scenario：Lifting independently without assessing transfer capability.
Roles most affected：Patients, handling staff and teams
Possible consequence：Transfer, falls or improper lifting may injure patients and personnel.
How to reduce risk：Check patient status, support staffing numbers and equipment; trained personnel perform the task under institutional procedures.
Evidence：BLS Registered Nurses Occupational Outlook · O*NET registered nurse tasks
Typical scenario：Uploading the N1 case as an actual medical record in a public work sample.
Roles most affected：Patients, institutions and subsequent nursing teams
Possible consequence：Fabricated or incorrectly altered medical records and disclosure of patient information undermine continuity of care and privacy.
How to reduce risk：Preserve original observations and correction trails; transmit only the minimum necessary information through authorized systems.
Evidence：Nurses Regulations (official text revised in 2020) · O*NET registered nurse tasks
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| Introductory observation | Check patient identity, medical records and risks under supervision | Able to identify discrepancies and unconfirmed items | Fictional N1 handover form | Does not involve actual medication administration |
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| Supervised nursing care | Observe conditions and document and report within responsibilities | Original times and values are traceable | Paper abnormality escalation form | Do not independently diagnose or change orders |
| Specialty practice | Participate in specialty nursing according to training and registered scope | Able to demonstrate ongoing observation and team handover | Specialty case review | Verify specialty authority separately |
| Quality coordination | Review records, communication and outstanding tasks | Able to identify handover omissions | Handover checklist | Does not replace physicians' decisions |
| Preceptorship and management | Train safe checking and case review | Actual preceptorship and authorization chains are clear | Quality improvement records | Management titles do not expand the scope of practice |
BLS lists a bachelor's degree as typical US entry education; OOH also lists an associate degree or a diploma from an approved nursing program. Licensure is required.
US education and licensure are not Chinese practice registration.
Verify certificates, locations and validity under National Health Commission nursing practice registration rules.
Exercises or education cannot replace valid practice registration.
Learn identity checks, order versions, observation and infection protection.
Actual medication administration and equipment operation depend on training, registration and institutional procedures.
Record condition changes, outstanding orders and responsible personnel by time.
Do not sign actual clinical decisions on the strength of paper work samples.
Complete an N1 handover in 30 minutes: 5 minutes reading records, 20 minutes checking conflicts and risks, and 5 minutes writing the escalation; do not use it to administer medication or manage actual patients.
A1 | The handover form gives patient code N1; the bedside wristband says N2. There are no actual names, identity card numbers or medical record numbers. Identity is unconfirmed; pause affected patient-specific actions.
A2 | The paper order list contains versions V1 and V2; V2 issuance status has not been checked. Do not compare medication doses or select a version to execute.
A3 | The handover record gives a temperature of 37.0°C at 09:00, and 38.2°C at 10:00. These are fictional observations only. Record times and sources and report changes to authorized clinical personnel; do not independently diagnose the cause.
A4 | One version of the allergy field says “to be checked”; another is blank. Blank does not mean “no allergies”; first check original records and the patient's own report.
A5 | The paper handover requires four unresolved items concerning identity, orders, observations and allergies, with responsible personnel. Only after the recipient confirms may next steps be decided under actual institutional procedures.
List the N1/N2 identity conflict, unchecked V1/V2 order versions, the 1.2°C paper difference from 37.0 to 38.2, and the allergy field conflict.
Submit a one-page abnormality handover form, recording original times, risks, scope of paused actions, escalation recipients and items awaiting confirmation for each item; do not write diagnoses, doses or treatment.
The N1 and N2 identity labels conflict; initially keep identity unconfirmed, stop affected patient-specific actions and check authoritative identity sources.
V2 issuance status has not been checked; a newer version cannot be presumed valid, and a blank allergy field cannot mean no allergies.
38.2 minus 37.0 gives a 1.2°C change on paper; do not diagnose or intervene based on the difference. Preserve original records and refer to authorized personnel for assessment.
N1/N2, temperatures and order versions are entirely fictional. Actual patient identification, medication and treatment require licensed nursing personnel acting under institutional procedures and valid orders; this exercise confers no qualification to practice.
List N1/N2 labels and V1/V2 issuance status separately; keep them pending verification.
Review: do not select an unconfirmed patient or order for action.
Check 37.0 at 09:00, 38.2 at 10:00, and the 1.2°C difference; a blank allergy field remains pending verification.
Review: a change is not a diagnosis.
List four unresolved items concerning identity, orders, observations and allergies, with each recipient.
Review: the authorized clinical team decides next steps.
Identify O*NET tasks, National Health Commission practice registration and the fictional A1–A5 scenario.
Review: the work sample contains no actual patient information.
| Stage | Possible assessment focus | Observed evidence | Use boundaries |
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| Identity | Can the N1/N2 conflict be distinguished? | Keep unconfirmed and escalate | Do not administer medication based on one label |
| Medical orders | Can V1/V2 status be distinguished? | Issuance unchecked; pause affected execution | Do not independently select orders by version age |
| Observation | Can times and values be checked? | The 1.2°C paper change and original times are traceable | Do not diagnose or prescribe treatment |
| Allergies | Can blank be distinguished from no allergies? | Keep blank fields pending verification | Do not presume safety |
Read A1–A5 and map authority boundaries for patients, nurses, physicians and handover recipients.
Mark the N1/N2 identity conflict and patient-specific actions to stop.
Distinguish V1/V2 order status; explain why neither version is selected for execution.
Recalculate the 1.2°C difference between 37.0 and 38.2; retain observations and reporting only.
Check blank and pending-verification allergy fields; do not describe them as “no allergies.”
Combine the four unresolved items and record responsible personnel, times and sources awaiting review.
Compare actual job requirements for practice registration, specialty training, patient ratios and shifts.
| Qualification / status | Who it mainly suits | Practical job-search value | Whether it is a general entry requirement | Exam / registration conditions | Level of investment | Key limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational preparation | Prospective entrants | BLS lists a bachelor's degree as typical US entry education; OOH lists other approved nursing education pathways | Not a uniform Chinese education-based licence | Check the target school and position | Depends on jurisdiction | Education does not confer authority to practice nursing |
| Chinese practice registration | People intending to practice in China | Check nursing practice certificates, registered locations and validity | Statutory requirement | Check official registration status | Depends on jurisdiction | Unregistered individuals must not perform the specified nursing activities |
| Identity and order safety | Clinical newcomers | Check patients, allergies and valid orders | Requires supervised training | Check institutional procedures | Depends on the position | Do not administer medication based on AI |
| Specialty training | People seeking specialty roles | Check specialty knowledge and equipment training | According to job requirements | Check training records | Depends on the setting | Does not automatically expand the scope of practice |
| Infection and occupational exposure | People in contact with patients | Check protection, reporting and exposure management procedures | According to the position | Check institutional procedures | Depends on the setting | Paper exercises do not replace training |
| US licensure | People intending to go to the US | Check RN licensure and educational pathways in the target state | Chinese registration is not automatically mutually recognized | Check the state board of nursing | Depends on the state | Do not judge qualifications by Chinese occupational titles |
Typical scope：Check identity, observations and handover under licensed personnel's supervision.
Readiness evidence：N1 paper list of unresolved identity, order, observation and allergy items.
Credential boundary：In China, individuals without a valid nursing practice certificate must not perform nursing activities specified in diagnosis and treatment standards; clinical internships require nurse guidance, and supervision cannot be used as a substitute for registration.
Next moves：Observe actual departmental procedures and authorized tasks.
Typical scope：Implement nursing care plans, observe responses and hand over within responsibilities.
Readiness evidence：Evidence of nursing processes with actual supervision and compliant records.
Credential boundary：Verify registration, orders and equipment training separately.
Next moves：Learn specialty patient and equipment requirements.
Typical scope：Coordinate complex patient care and risk escalation.
Readiness evidence：Ongoing observation, team communication and resolution of abnormalities are traceable.
Credential boundary：An RN title does not automatically establish specialty competence.
Next moves：Participate in specialty quality reviews.
Typical scope：Train patient identification and handover; review safety processes.
Readiness evidence：Preceptorship records and quality trends are complete.
Credential boundary：Do not exceed orders or the scope of practice.
Next moves：May explore education or management, obtaining relevant qualifications.
Typical scope：Check patient identity, allergies, order versions and original records.
Readiness evidence：Keep all four N1 conflicts pending verification.
Credential boundary：Do not independently select orders or administer medication.
Next moves：Learn checking procedures alongside authorized teams.
Typical scope：Provide specialty observation and nursing care within the approved scope.
Readiness evidence：Specialty training, equipment use and response records can be verified.
Credential boundary：Check setting-specific and equipment authorization item by item.
Next moves：Expand to different conditions and settings.
Typical scope：Organize review of identity, medication and infection risks.
Readiness evidence：Evidence of abnormality escalation, receipt and improvement exists.
Credential boundary：Diagnosis and treatment decisions follow statutory and institutional responsibilities.
Typical scope：Accurately organize observation times, order status and outstanding tasks.
Readiness evidence：Separate N1/N2, V1/V2 and the 1.2°C paper difference.
Credential boundary：Documentation is not authority to correct medical records.
Next moves：Shadow actual handovers.
Typical scope：Check identity, orders, allergies, outstanding nursing care and recipients.
Readiness evidence：Original records and revision grounds are traceable.
Credential boundary：Privacy and system permissions depend on the role.
Next moves：Learn transfer handovers across departments.
Typical scope：Coordinate healthcare and information staff to review unresolved items.
Readiness evidence：Establish a complete abnormality follow-up process with clear responsibilities.
Credential boundary：Do not treat unresolved orders as approved.
Participate in error reviews.
Check patient identity, orders and observation records under supervision; report abnormalities immediately.
Provide nursing care within the authorized scope and accurately document responses and handovers.
Able to coordinate complex patient needs and multiple-party handovers, proactively escalating unresolved risks.
Able to teach safety checks and quality reviews without replacing physician decisions or management approval.
United States · SOC 29-1141 exact occupation
5.6%
Employment change
Official BLS net increase of 194.7 thousand people and change of 5.6%.
Does not establish：Growth comes from the official column; it cannot be treated as an individual's wage growth.
Mainland China · All employees in urban health and social work units
Non-private units: CNY 146,266 per year
Health and social work wage context
For hospital and nursing-service employer settings, health and social work annual averages before tax are CNY 146266 in non-private units and CNY 75631 in private units; not nurses' wages or local recruitment data.
Does not establish：Insufficient evidence: mainland China's 2025 national exact-occupation wages for registered nurses; the National Bureau of Statistics does not list them separately. Broad health and social work annual averages before tax cannot fill this gap.
These are capability relationships, not automatic promotions or credential waivers.
Transfers：Patient communication, documentation and basic care experience are partly relevant.
Build next：Nursing assistants need to learn basic daily living care and supervision boundaries according to actual positions.
View career profileTransfers：Patient observation and basic nursing care overlap.
Build next：Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses need to verify US state licensure and training scope.
View career profileTransfers：RN observation, documentation and team collaboration skills may transfer.
Build next：Acute care nursing requires specialty training and intensive condition assessment.
View career profileTransfers：Patient assessment, education, team communication and nursing experience are partly relevant.
Build next：Advanced practice nurses require a registered nursing background and specialized graduate education; verify scope such as diagnosis, treatment and prescribing against target-state licensure.
View career profileTransfers：Observing changes and handing over are foundational.
Build next：Critical care nursing requires monitoring, equipment and specialty training.
View career profileTransfers：Health education and patient communication experience are partly relevant.
Build next：Community health workers need community resource, health advocacy, education and referral skills; do not conflate them with public health nurses.
View career profileTransfers：Clinical experience and safety checking skills may transfer.
Build next：Nursing education requires instructional design and preceptorship qualifications.
View career profileTransfers：Team coordination and quality review overlap.
Build next：Medical and health services management requires budgeting, personnel and institutional governance capabilities.
View career profileNo. AI may assist with de-identified documentation drafts; licensed personnel check actual patient identity, orders, allergies and conditions under institutional procedures.
Insufficient evidence: mainland China's 2025 national exact-occupation wages for registered nurses; the National Bureau of Statistics does not list them separately. Broad health and social work annual averages before tax cannot fill this gap. Health and social work annual averages before tax of CNY 146266 in non-private units and CNY 75631 in private units provide employer industry context only.
Use fictional N1 to observe whether identity, order, allergy and observation conflicts can be detected, then assess shifts, patient communication and ongoing checking; personality tests are not evidence of clinical competence.
O*NET reports the BLS 2025 median annual wage of USD 97,550 for 29-1141; not new entrants' starting pay, individual pay offers or Chinese wages.
BLS gives a bachelor's degree as typical US entry education; OOH also lists other approved nursing education pathways, and licensure is required. China requires valid nursing practice registration under National Health Commission rules.
No. N1 is entirely fictional and confers no nursing practice certificate or qualification for medication administration, diagnosis or equipment operation.
When patient identity or allergies are unconfirmed, order issuance status is unclear, conditions change or equipment malfunctions, pause affected steps and refer to authorized personnel for judgment under institutional procedures. In China, critical conditions require immediate physician notification and necessary emergency care under law; paper pause points must not cause delay.
BLS projects 5.6% US employment growth for 29-1141 in 2025–2035, with approximately 180,800 annual openings. Verify education and licensure separately for nursing assistants, specialty nurses and advanced practice nursing.
Compiled by FermatMind editors
Checked this round on 2026-10-12; the original 2026-10-03 is a historical date. Tasks 2026, wages 2025, projections 2025–2035, China's 2025 broad industry data, registration measures revised in 2021, Nurses Regulations revised in 2020 and CDC2024 are dated separately. The originally registered Regulations webpage did not return the full text this round; the Ministry of Justice's official PDF of the same 2020 revision was checked without creating a duplicate authority.
Occupational tasks: O*NET2026; US wages: 2025, projections: 2025–2035; separately check Chinese registration measures revised in 2021 and Nurses Regulations revised in 2020. 2025 broad health industry annual averages before tax provide employer context only.
Limitations：Not Chinese practice registration
Limitations：Not Chinese or individual wages
Limitations：National projections are not regional recruitment
Limitations：Not new entrants' starting pay
Limitations：Registered nurses not listed separately
Limitations：Clerical and management staff do not represent nurses
Limitations：Check the latest local implementation requirements
Limitations：Not RN licensure
Limitations：Education and licensure differ from RNs'
Limitations：RNs do not automatically obtain advanced practice authority
Limitations：US educational pathways are not Chinese registration
Limitations：Does not measure adoption or unemployment in this occupation
Limitations：Not actual patients, orders or medical records
Limitations：Not clinical nursing standards
Limitations：Does not predict clinical deployment
Limitations：Not a measured adoption rate for 29-1141
Limitations：Does not represent hospital recruitment or practice standards
Limitations：Not Chinese qualifications
Limitations：Does not establish individual starting pay
Limitations：No AI score for this occupation
Limitations：Confers no practice licence
Limitations：Not Chinese recruitment
Limitations：Follow local rules on site in China
Limitations：Not Chinese or individual pay offers
Limitations：Verify specialty competence separately
Limitations：Employment projections are a separate program
Limitations：Cannot serve as permission for an individual nursing procedure
Limitations：Does not automatically establish specialty competence
Limitations：Not public health nurses
Limitations：Does not automatically confer teaching qualifications
Limitations：Clinical seniority does not automatically confer management authority
Limitations：Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Chinese descriptions explain US occupational classifications; they do not establish mutual recognition of Chinese and US qualifications. N1 is entirely fictional and cannot replace clinical training, orders or practice registration.
MBTI (English) · Big Five (English) · MBTI (Chinese) · Big Five (Chinese)
Check protection against infection exposure, lifting and transfer, critical-condition reporting and legally required arrangements for necessary emergency care.
Check shift and night-shift hours, region, institution, professional title, department, allowances, pay arrangements and comparable job pay offers.
Next moves：Participate in patient safety committees.
Typical scope：Maintain specialty checklists and training.
Readiness evidence：Training versions and reviews of actual problems are traceable.
Credential boundary：Verify advanced practice licensure separately.
Next moves：May pursue further education toward advanced practice.
Typical scope：Improve handover templates and train the team.
Readiness evidence：Versions, times, recipients and subsequent outcomes are clear.
Credential boundary：Does not replace institutional medical decisions.
Next moves：May explore nursing education or healthcare management.
