O*NET-SOC 29-1141.02

Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with mental health or substance use disorders or the potential for such disorders. Apply therapeutic activities, including the prescription of medication, per state regulations, and the administration of psychotherapy.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 5 – Extensive preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresExtensive skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
Broad occupation in O*NETFalse (No)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Active Listening2.A.1.b4.3808/2023
Social Perceptiveness2.B.1.a4.2508/2023
Speaking2.A.1.d4.1208/2023
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a4.008/2023
Judgment and Decision Making2.B.4.e4.008/2023
Monitoring2.A.2.d4.008/2023

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Problem Sensitivity1.A.1.b.34.6208/2023
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.2508/2023
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.2508/2023
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.44.1208/2023
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.24.1208/2023
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.54.008/2023

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Assess patients' mental and physical status, based on the presenting symptoms and complaints.Core2208/2023
Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions.Core2308/2023
Document patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes.Core2308/2023
Educate patients and family members about mental health and medical conditions, preventive health measures, medications, or treatment plans.Core2308/2023
Write prescriptions for psychotropic medications as allowed by state regulations and collaborative practice agreements.Core2308/2023

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Investigative5.9211/2023
Social5.8911/2023
Conventional3.8411/2023
Realistic2.7411/2023
Artistic2.6211/2023
Enterprising1.8311/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.