Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Nurse responsible for general care to advanced nurse practitioner

A nurse responsible for general care already meets 65% of what the advanced nurse practitioner role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From nurse responsible for general care
65 % overlap
Strong match
To advanced nurse practitioner
55 You already bring
17 Still to learn
93 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

57/ 100

1 How much of what an advanced nurse practitioner is expected to do is already part of a nurse responsible for general care’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the advanced nurse practitioner role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An advanced nurse practitioner role treats 40 of its required skills as things a nurse responsible for general care already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • accept own accountability
  • advise on healthy lifestyles
  • analyse quality of nurse care
  • apply context specific clinical competences
  • apply nursing care in long-term care
  • apply organisational techniques

What stands in the way is 17 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 55 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An advanced nurse practitioner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a nurse responsible for general care background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held evidence-based nursing care health and welfare
  • already held leadership in nursing health and welfare
  • already held analyse quality of nurse care information skills
  • already held carry out nurse-led discharge management skills
  • already held diagnose nursing care information skills
  • already held evaluate nursing care information skills

All 55 carried skills, including the 40 the advanced nurse practitioner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 information skills 5 required, 7 supplementary
  • still to learn conduct research in advanced nursing care required
  • still to learn diagnose advanced nursing care required
  • still to learn lead research activities in nursing required
  • still to learn perform diagnostic testing for allergies required
  • still to learn perform health assessment autonomously required
  • optional, not held contribute to the advancements in specialised nursing care optional
  • optional, not held evaluation in specialised nursing care optional
  • optional, not held perform antepartum fetal monitoring optional
  • optional, not held screen patients for disease risk factors optional
  • optional, not held conduct preoperative investigations optional
  • optional, not held perform bronchoscopy optional
  • optional, not held assess physical conditions of clients optional
02 assisting and caring 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn prescribe advanced nursing care required
  • still to learn carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures required
  • still to learn manage hospital-acquired infections required
  • still to learn provide anti-cancer medical treatment required
  • optional, not held administer immunotherapy optional
  • optional, not held organise homecare for patients optional
  • optional, not held manage adverse reactions to drugs optional
  • optional, not held manage communicable disease optional
  • optional, not held manage trauma through surgical means optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn mentor other health professionals required
  • still to learn provide clinical advice to team members required
  • still to learn work with nursing staff required
  • still to learn communicate with nursing staff required
  • optional, not held coach individuals in specialised nursing care optional
  • optional, not held communicate in specialised nursing care optional
  • optional, not held teach nursing principles optional
  • optional, not held implement policy in healthcare practices optional
  • optional, not held support nurses optional
04 management skills 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn contribute to high level health strategic decisions required
  • still to learn make clinical decisions required
  • still to learn lead healthcare services changes required
  • optional, not held clinical decision-making at advanced practice optional
  • optional, not held develop plans related to the transfer of care optional
  • optional, not held supervise nursing staff optional
05 health and welfare 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn specialist nursing care required
  • optional, not held spine surgery optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an advanced nurse practitioner role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 55 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held accept own accountability skill
  • already held advise on healthy lifestyles skill
  • already held analyse quality of nurse care skill
  • already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
  • already held apply nursing care in long-term care skill
  • already held apply organisational techniques skill
  • already held apply person-centred care skill
  • already held carry out nurse-led discharge skill
  • already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
  • already held coordinate care skill
  • already held deal with emergency care situations skill
  • already held delegate emergency care skill
  • already held diagnose nursing care skill
  • already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
  • already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
  • already held evaluate nursing care skill
  • already held follow clinical guidelines skill
  • already held implement fundamentals of nursing skill
  • already held implement nursing care skill
  • already held implement scientific decision making in healthcare skill
  • already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
  • already held interact with healthcare users skill
  • already held listen actively skill
  • already held manage information in health care skill
  • already held manage multiple patients simultaneously skill
  • already held nursing principles knowledge
  • already held nursing science knowledge
  • already held participate in health personnel training skill
  • already held plan nursing care skill
  • already held prescribe medication skill
  • already held provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions skill
  • already held provide health education skill
  • already held provide nursing advice on healthcare skill
  • already held provide professional care in nursing skill
  • already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
  • already held solve problems in healthcare skill
  • already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
  • already held use electronic health records in nursing skill
  • already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
  • already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
  • already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
  • already held advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling skill
  • already held assist in kidney transplant skill
  • already held contribute to continuity of health care skill
  • already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
  • already held evidence-based nursing care knowledge
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held innovation in nursing knowledge
  • already held leadership in nursing knowledge
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held perform venous cannulation skill
  • already held provide nursing care in community settings skill
  • already held supervise medical residents skill
  • already held treat medical conditions of elderly people skill
  • already held use foreign languages in patient care skill
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held administer immunotherapy optional
  • optional, not held clinical decision-making at advanced practice optional
  • optional, not held coach individuals in specialised nursing care optional
  • optional, not held communicate in specialised nursing care optional
  • optional, not held contribute to the advancements in specialised nursing care optional
  • optional, not held evaluation in specialised nursing care optional
  • optional, not held organise homecare for patients optional
  • optional, not held perform antepartum fetal monitoring optional
  • optional, not held screen patients for disease risk factors optional
  • optional, not held spine surgery optional
  • optional, not held teach nursing principles optional
  • optional, not held conduct preoperative investigations optional
  • optional, not held develop plans related to the transfer of care optional
  • optional, not held manage adverse reactions to drugs optional
  • optional, not held manage communicable disease optional
  • optional, not held manage trauma through surgical means optional
  • optional, not held perform bronchoscopy optional
  • optional, not held assess physical conditions of clients optional
  • optional, not held implement policy in healthcare practices optional
  • optional, not held supervise nursing staff optional
  • optional, not held support nurses optional
51 held skills the advanced nurse practitioner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role acute care knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adapt leadership styles in healthcare skill
  • not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
  • not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role adolescence medicine knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply sustainability principles in health care skill
  • not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role citizen involvement in healthcare knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
  • not needed by the target role dietetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role disability care knowledge
  • not needed by the target role educate on the prevention of illness skill
  • not needed by the target role empower individuals, families and groups skill
  • not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
  • not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geriatrics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role impact of social contexts on health knowledge
  • not needed by the target role infection control knowledge
  • not needed by the target role initiate life preserving measures skill
  • not needed by the target role newborn care knowledge
  • not needed by the target role paediatrics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role palliative care knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pathology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role patient autonomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role patient safety theories knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role person centred care knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pharmacology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role primary care knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote a positive image of nursing skill
  • not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
  • not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
  • not needed by the target role provide palliative care skill
  • not needed by the target role provide stroke rehabilitation services skill
  • not needed by the target role provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health skill

11 further entries not listed here

2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier
  • still to learn specialist nursing care required
  • optional, not held spine surgery optional
Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a nurse responsible for general care become an advanced nurse practitioner?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A nurse responsible for general care already covers 65% of what an advanced nurse practitioner is expected to do: 55 skills carry over, 40 of which the advanced nurse practitioner role treats as required.

What skills does a nurse responsible for general care need to become an advanced nurse practitioner?

17 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is conduct research in advanced nursing care.

How hard is the move from nurse responsible for general care to advanced nurse practitioner?

Its learning distance is 57 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.