Professional Nurse

Provides clinical care, administers treatment, monitors patients, educates families and coordinates care with other health professionals. Explore current demand, important skills and estimated junior, mid-level and senior salaries, plus 4 linked programmes across 3 universities. Enter your subjects and marks to discover which linked programmes you may qualify for.

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Career overview

What does a Professional Nurse do?

Provides clinical care, administers treatment, monitors patients, educates families and coordinates care with other health professionals.

Demand level: Very High

Earning potential

Estimated annual salaries

JuniorR330 000 p.a.Mid-levelR500 000 p.a.SeniorR720 000 p.a.

Salary figures are estimates and may vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

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Skills linked to this career

Clinical assessment · EssentialInfection control · EssentialMedication administration · EssentialPatient care · EssentialCommunication · Important
Study routes

Programmes linked to this career

These are some of the programmes currently connected to this career in VX Course Match.

Bachelor of Nursing — Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Bachelor of Nursing (ECP) — Cape Peninsula University of Technology

NURSING — University of Johannesburg

Bachelor of Nursing — University of the Western Cape

These are only some of the programmes linked to this career.

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What does a Professional Nurse do?

Provides clinical care, administers treatment, monitors patients, educates families and coordinates care with other health professionals.

What skills are important for this career?

Important skills include Clinical assessment, Infection control, Medication administration, Patient care, Communication.

What salary can I expect?

VX provides junior, mid-level and senior annual salary estimates. Actual earnings vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

Which programmes can lead to this career?

4 linked programmes are currently available in the VX database. Use Course Match to see which ones fit your subjects and marks.