Senior Staff Nurse

PATIENT CARE

• Admission, discharge & transfer of patients.
• Data collection.
• Assessment of vital sigh.
• Physical examination & diagnostic evaluation.
• Continuous monitoring of patient.
• Following physical round & carrying out the order prescribed.
• Sending sample for diagnostic evaluations per requirement.
• Coordinating diagnostic & therapeutic procedure.
• Planning & implementation of patient care includes hygiene & nutrition.
• Administering medication.
• Providing comfort measures.
• Taking care of elimination.
• Giving health education.
• Maintaining records & reports.
• Attaining in-service education.

WARD ADMINISTRATION

• Writing nursing care plan for the allocated patient.
• Performing nursing activities for admission, discharge & transfer of the patient.
• Keeping patient belonging in safe custody, accordance with the laid down policy of the hospital.
• Helping the ward sister for supervising the work of the other staff allotted in the unit for maintaining cleanliness & sanitation.
• Helping the ward sister in indenting & checking of drugs & supplies & maintaining the inventory.
• Maintaining nursing procedure.
• Sterilization of articles.
• Making rounds with doctors & senior nursing personnel.
• Keeping all the patient record up to date.
• Observing the patient condition and taking prompt action.
• Recording & reporting patient condition as & when required.
• Providing direct supervision over patient care carried out by the student in her ward.
• Participating in clinical teaching programme.
• Helping the student nurses in giving health education to the patient.

Attending in-service class regularly.