Question

* 2 paragraphs During clinical experience, examine & COMMENT on the job descriptions of various members of the nursing staff.

Answer 1

Ans)

Ans) Registered Nurse:

- Provides physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families. Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and their families.

- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.

Staff nurse:

• assessing and planning nursing care requirements.
• providing pre- and post-operation care.
monitoring and administering medication and intravenous infusions.
• taking patient samples, pulses, temperatures and blood pressures.
• writing records.
• supervising junior staff.
• organising workloads.

Incharge sister:

- To guide the student for formulation of nursing care pan, nursing care studies for the patient. To evaluate the students performance in the ward & report accordingly. To assist and supervise the student for incidental teaching, health education programme (formal and informal) for the patients and their relatives.

Nursing officer:

- Assess the total needs of patients and prepare plan of nursing care.

Admission and discharge of patients.

Demonstrateand carry out efficient nursing care, taking care of personal comfort and toilet of patients, administration of drugs and treatment, observation and recording of vital parameters.

Nursing Aide:

- CNAs assist patients with daily activities and while some CNAs have additional responsibilities, such as administering medication, the core functions on the job include: Bathe and dress patients. Serve meals and help patients eat. Take vital signs.