Responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.
Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment. They work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings.
Assessment and Evaluation
Meet the essential mental and physical health needs of people of all ages and conditions, including those under end-of-life care.
Perform systematic patient assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.
Diagnosis
Understand and analyze the assessment information and data
Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.
Outcomes Identification
Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care.
Create and evaluate patient care plans with the medical team.
. Planning
Define the care plan in collaboration with the healthcare team, patients, and families.
Maintain and update the technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice.
Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.
Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory exams.
Intervention & Implementation
Develop a plan of care for each patient.
Assess and manage all patient populations with appropriate intervention.
Insert, manage, and discontinue intravenous catheters and intraurethral catheters.
Record vital signs, recognize, and address abnormalities.
Perform essential life support (BLS)
Support patient with personal care activities such as feeding, dressing, and performing hygiene.
Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.
Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions.
Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions.
Provide wound care management.
Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed.
Collect blood samples and other body fluids specimens for laboratory work.
Operate and monitor medical equipment.
Facilitate the process of safe patient`s admission and discharge.
Transfer patient safely into and out of bed and chair
Provide patient care while maintaining the basic principle of medicine of “do no harm.
Record details and symptoms of the patient medical history and current health
Promote patient optimum health and wellbeing.
Identify patients' care requirements and implement the identified and expected patient`s plan.
Participate in decision-making concerning patients’ care as well as coordinate their care with other healthcare professionals and facilities.
Maintain a safe environment using quality assurance and risk management strategies.
Provide a safe environment for patients and staff, including implementing infection control procedures.
Participate in continuous healthcare related quality improvement activities.
Reflect on practice outcomes and make changes to practice when appropriate.
Evaluates patient’s treatment outcome.
Engage in proper documentation relevant to patient’s care.
Provides direct care and related duties in critical care and maintains current knowledge of critical care nursing practice and standards.
Plans, implements and evaluates nursing care given to assigned neonate in an effective and organized manner.
Responsible to keep the infant receiving articles like warmer, suction, oxygen & AMBU bag, ET tubes etc. ready.
Responsible for receiving the infant from the labor room/ operating room
Demonstrates complete skill in performing immediate new born care procedures like clamping the cord, checking cord pulsation, insertion of nasogastric / orogastric tube, gastric lavage, aspiration, administration of Inj. Vitamin K, and check for anal patency
Responsible for placing the correct Identification Band on the new born infants hand and also to take the foot print
Performs new born assessment including anthropometric measurements
Demonstrates adequate knowledge and skill in assessing and caring for new born with congenital abnormalities
Responsible for initial assessment and stabilization of the new born in the neonatal intensive care unit, placing the infant on continuous hemodynamic monitoring, maintaining thermoregulation, performing capillary glucose monitoring etc.
Demonstrates deep knowledge in the care of infant under phototherapy
Assesses and documents vital signs including SpO2,at specified frequency as per hospital policy
Performs or assists with feedings i.e. breast feeding or gavage feeding
Performs baby bath, cord care and eye care meticulously for the infants
Performs new born screening test including audiometry
Provides for the physical, psychological and social needs of the patient and families
Predominant role in preparation, administration and documentation of medication
Performs a wide range of nursing procedures with attention to accuracy, patient safety and comfort, including those requiring strict aseptic technique
Assists with transfer of new born / infant within the health care facilities and serves as transport nurse for new born / infant during ambulance transport
Provides health education to the infants’ parents about care of infant at home including breast feeding and immunization
Competent in neonatal resuscitation and performs when needed
Responsible for completing all the details on the birth notification form and labor and delivery register.
Maintains and updates all relevant patient documentation / medical records as per hospital policy and procedure.
Follows the reporting mechanisms / chain of command in the nursing services department. All patient care issues shall be correctly and promptly reported.
Demonstrates an economical approach to the utilization of equipment’s and supplies while assisting the head nurse to maintain an appropriate ward stock
Takes responsibility for the unit in the absence of the Charge Nurse as assigned
Responsible for checking the crash cart as per the checklist
Responsible for maintaining inventory checklist of medications including high alert medications and narcotics as per hospital policy
Responsible for maintaining inventory checklist of Hazmat items including MSDS as per hospital policy
Ensures preventative and ongoing maintenance of equipment is carried out, reporting all failures or deficiencies through appropriate department head
Demonstrates strict adherence to all hospital policies and procedures
Demonstrates sound knowledge and participates in fire safety, patient safety, infection control and the other necessary precautions as per hospital policy.
Takes responsibility for professional clinical practice and is actively involved in updating and continuing education.
Performs any other assigned responsibilities as identified by the Charge Nurse / Supervisor / Nursing Director.
Responsible for implementing health and safety measures related to the Pandemic for themselves and others by their actions or omissions, and continue the provision of health-care during a pandemic
Responsible to comply with the managements instructions and policies, i.e. follow safe work practices, use equipment, wear protective equipment, participate in training, and report hazards or injury, etc.
3.43Responsible to monitor their own health and immediately report any issues of concern to their HOD.
