The Collar360

Advanced nurse practitioner

Other names

lead practice nurse, advanced nurse manager, operating room nurse manager, clinical nurse, clinical matron, clinical trials nurse, infection control nurse, head of community nursing, clinical academic nurse specialist, operating room nurse, advanced nursing practitioner, consultant health visitor

Nursing and midwifery

Advanced nurse practitioners are in charge of promoting and restoring patients' health, provide diagnosis and care in advanced settings, coordinating care within areas of chronic disease management, providing integrated care, and supervising assigned team members.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.

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    Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.

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    Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.

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Sources

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Uganda licensing routes for regulated careers (councils, boards and their Acts)

Official record

Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council, Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council, Law Council and the other bodies named on each licence. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public statutes and regulator pages

Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
infirmier de pratique avancée/infirmière de pratique avancée
español
enfermero de práctica avanzada/enfermera de práctica avanzada
العربية
ممارس تمريض متقدم / ممارسة تمريض متقدم
português
Enfermeiro de prática avançada/Enfermeira de prática avançada
Deutsch
Akademischer Krankenpfleger/Akademische Krankenschwester
italiano
infermiere di pratica avanzata/infermiera di pratica avanzata

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