Therapy & counselling knowledge and skills
Nurses must have knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for counselling and guidance.
Nurses
Descriptions & Duties
- Nurses assess patient health problems, needs and provide patient care. They are responsible for advising patients on health and disease prevention, administering medications to patients and monitoring patients for reactions or side effects, teaching patients and their families how to manage illnesses or injuries, explaining medication at home after treatment, assisting doctors during consultation with patients, operating and monitoring medical equipment, maintaining medical records, planning and participating in health education programmes, health promotion and nurse education activities.
Generic Competencies
Physical Abilities
Physical abilities
- Physical strength
- Eye hand coordination / precision / dexterity
Importance:3 (Max:5)
Skill is basically required
Technology Skills
Technology skills
- Computer literacy
- Application of technology
Importance:4 (Max:5)
Skill is frequently required
Cognitive Abilities
Cognitive abilities
- Creativity
- Visualisation
- Logical thinking
Importance:3 (Max:5)
Skill is basically required
Comprehension And Expression
Comprehension and expression skills
- Reading comprehension
- Oral / written expression
Importance:4 (Max:5)
Skill is frequently required
Social Skills
Social skills
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
Importance:4 (Max:5)
Skill is frequently required
Organisation And Execution Skills
Organisation and execution skills
- Planning
- Organising
- Judgement
- Decision making
Importance:4 (Max:5)
Skill is frequently required
Problem Solving Skills
Problem solving skills
- Ability to solve simple and complex problems effectively and efficiently
Importance:5 (Max:5)
Skill is required all the time
Management Skills
Management skills
- Leadership
- Management of finance / time / people / other resources
Importance:3 (Max:5)
Skill is basically required
Trade Specific Competencies
Personal care knowledge and skills
Nurses must have knowledge of principles and processes for providing personal care services
General Requirements
Academic qualification
- A pre-registration nursing programme of at least 3 years in duration, which is provided by a gazetted training school and accredited by the council.
Professional qualification
- Must be a registered nurse with the Nursing Council of Hong Kong and hold a valid practicing certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong
Career Path & Salary
Private Sector
Monthly Salary $10,000-$40,000
Monthly Salary $20,000-$50,000
Monthly Salary $30,000-$70,000
Monthly Salary $40,000-$90,000
Government Sector
Monthly Salary Master Pay Scale Point 7-21
Monthly Salary Master Pay Scale Point 15-25
Monthly Salary Master Pay Scale Point 26-33A
Monthly Salary Master Pay Scale Point 34-39
Monthly Salary Master Pay Scale Point 40-44
Monthly Salary Master Pay Scale Point 45-49
*For more details on Civil Service Pay Scales, please visit website of the Civil Service Bureau.
http://www.csb.gov.hk/english/admin/pay/952.html
Work Environment
- Nurses work in hospitals, clinics, maternal and child health centres. They usually work in shifts and may work at night, weekends and holidays. They may have to be on call as well.
Tools
- Acute care fetal or maternal monitoring units or accessories - Bilimeters; Fetal monitors; Fetal scalp electrodes
- Apnea monitors or accessories
- Blood collection needle
- Blood collection syringes - Blood drawing syringes
- Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories - Cardiac monitor electrodes; Cardiac monitors
- Cardiac pacemaker generator or cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker CRT-P - Pacemakers
- Centrifuges
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets - Angiocaths; Pulmonary artery catheters
- Electronic blood pressure units; Manual blood pressure monitors
- Electronic medical thermometers - Digital medical thermometers
- Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment - Electrosurgical devices; Grounding pads; Loop electrosurgical excision procedure LEEP equipment
- Flexible endoscopes or accessories or related products - Colonoscopy equipment; Flexible sigmoidoscopes; Gastrointestinal GI endoscopes
- Flow sensors or regulators or components - Oxygen flowmeters; Oxygen regulators
- Glucose monitors or meters - Capillary glucose monitors; Glucose testing equipment
- Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB machines - Ventilators
- Lancets - Heelstick blood sampling equipment
- Manual resuscitators - Manual resuscitation bags; Manually operated oxygen supply resuscitators
- Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets - Otoscopes
- Respiratory humidifiers or vaporizers - T-pieces with aerosol
- Respiratory manometer kits - Manometers
