265232 Nurse Researcher
Designs, conducts and evaluates nursing and interdisciplinary research projects, and promotes the implementation of research findings into clinical nursing practice.
- Major group
- 2 Professionals
- Unit group
- 2652 Nurse Educators and Researchers
- Edition
- OSCA 2024
- Skill level
- Level 1
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Role overview
Designs, conducts and evaluates nursing and interdisciplinary research projects, and promotes the implementation of research findings into clinical nursing practice.
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Occupation facts
- Skill level
- 1
- Major group
- 2 Professionals
- Sub-major group
- 26 Health Professionals
- Minor group
- 265 Midwifery and Nursing Professionals
- Unit group
- 2652 Nurse Educators and Researchers
Tasks
- Designs and conducts research projects in nursing and related disciplines
- Evaluates the effectiveness and impact of nursing research projects
- Develops research protocols and methodologies for nursing research studies
- Collects and analyses data from research studies
- Disseminates nursing research findings through publications and presentations
- Promotes the integration of research findings into clinical nursing practice
- Provides guidance and support to nurses in implementing evidence-based practice
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Compare OSCA 265232 with related occupations
Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.
| Comparison point | Current code265232 Nurse Researcher | 265231 Nurse Educator |
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| Official role definition | Designs, conducts and evaluates nursing and interdisciplinary research projects, and promotes the implementation of research findings into clinical nursing practice. | Designs, plans, implements and evaluates the delivery of nursing education and staff development programs, and manages educational resources. |
| Skill level | Skill Level 1 | Skill Level 1 |
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| Alternative titles | Not stated |
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Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.
In this section
- 265231Nurse Educator
- 265232Nurse Researcher
Official source
- Official source
- ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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