Career roadmap
How to become a Clinical Nurse Specialists
What you would actually do
The tasks Clinical Nurse Specialistss spend real time on, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Establish nursing policies or standards.
- Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
- Support the professional development of others.
- Follow protocols or regulations for healthcare activities.
- Advise medical personnel regarding healthcare issues.
- Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
- Treat acute illnesses, infections, or injuries.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Reading Comprehension4.1/5
- Active Listening4.1/5
- Critical Thinking4.1/5
- Service Orientation4.1/5
- Speaking4.0/5
- Active Learning4.0/5
- Social Perceptiveness4.0/5
- Coordination4.0/5
- Writing3.9/5
- Monitoring3.9/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix Clinical Nurse Specialistss are measured on — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Social6.1/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Investigative5.0/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Conventional4.2/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Enterprising3.9/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Realistic2.4/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Artistic1.7/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
