The Responsibilities of the In Staff Nurse - include the following:
• To get oriented to the ward routines, equipment and type of patients.
• Prepare nursing care plans and render effective bedside nursing care in a professional way.
• Administer on time medications and therapies .
• To co-ordinate with Ward secretaries / Billing assistants regarding admissions, discharges and billing activities of the patients.
• To ensure that all investigations are carried out as advised by the doctor, reports available on time for doctor’s perusal and further advice.
• To assist the doctors in special procedures, dressings and rounds.
• To maintain the medical and nursing records of patients as per the institutional requirements and that of the treating consultants.
• To raise requisitions on the computer for drugs.
• To ensure diet and investigation slips are raised.
• Maintain personal, patients and environmental hygiene.
• To check and record vital signs legibly and promptly.
• To be aware and implement accordingly all protocols in the unit as hand washing, infection control, medications, narcotic policy, ICU, personal valuables, etc.
• To handle with care and with knowledge all gadgets used in patient care in the wards.
• To handle waste segregation and disposal as per the policy.
• To follow strictly all safety measures involved in patient care and self-protection.
• To maintain a cordial inter personal relationship within the unit and with support