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Designation: Staff Nurses

Department:

Title: Staff Nurses

Start Date:

End Date:

Qualification: B.Sc / GNM (Registered with DNC) 

Experience: Min 2 yrs experience in ICU / MICU / SICU

Brief Role:

  • Responsible for proper take over the assigned inventories and the files of the assigned patient.

  • Ensure that proper handover/takeover is done at the time of shift change.

  • Attend doctor’s rounds & follow the orders.

  • Ensure that on admission , receive the patient and make him / her comfortable. See that the beds are made prior to the patient’s entry .

  • Room Orientation to be given to the patients.

  • Special attention to vulnerable patient on restrains

  • Initial assessment to be completed with in 30 min of admission & reassessment in each shift.

  • All patient care plans has to be documented & should be modified as per the condition of patients.

  • All information to be exchanged & documented in each shift , between shift & during transfer between unit / departments

  • Check patient’s case file and give medication.

  • Ensure that right drug ,right dose is given on right time through right route to the patient as advised by the consultant .

  • Responsible for right Observation (before, during and after Medication)

  • Ensure that documentation in maintained properly.

  • Observe if there is any reaction within 30 min of medication .

  • Narcotics to be handled as per the hospital protocol only

  • Ensure all verbal orders are documented .

  • Check and send correct specimen to the lab and confirm with lab technician with in 5min.

  • Collect the lab reports on time and inform the concerned consultant.

  • Ensure critical values are informed to the consultant.

  • Complete the nurse’s documents immediately after each procedure.

  • Check the vital signs of vulnerable & post –op patients frequently and record .

  • Infection control protocols to be carried out

  • Ensures the proper disposal of sharps and hospital waste (BMW)

  • On patient’s discharge, see that the discharge procedure is carried out as per the policy.

  • Indent only the required quantity of medicine and Consumables, see that the unused medicines and consumables are returned . Do not wait till the patient is discharged.

  • Support ward in charge for inventory management , lending, borrowing to be monitored in the log register.

  • Duty allocation to be followed strictly in every shift.

  • Medicines & consumables to be stored in a proper place as per the standards

To co-ordinate and work for the smooth functioning of the hospital