Registered nurses educate their clients and prevention is a part of their work throughout the public health system, along with intervention and follow up should their clients experience any health problems.
Hjúkrunarfræðingar sinna fræðslu og forvörnum víðs vegar í heilbrigðiskerfinu auk þess sem þeir sinna inngripum og eftirfylgni ef upp kemur heilsubrestur hjá skjólstæðingum.