Staff Nurse

Patient Care and Nursing Management

1. Assess patients' health conditions and record vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation.

2. Implement nursing care plans according to patients' clinical needs and the treating doctor's instructions.

3. Provide routine nursing care, including personal hygiene, positioning, feeding assistance, and mobility support.

4. Monitor patients for changes in clinical condition and promptly report abnormalities to the treating doctor and nursing in-charge.

5. Assist doctors during clinical examinations, bedside procedures, and emergency interventions.

6. Ensure timely admission, transfer, and discharge procedures as per hospital policy.

7. Maintain patient dignity, privacy, confidentiality, and comfort at all times.

B. Medication and Treatment Administration

1. Administer prescribed medications, injections, intravenous fluids, and treatments as per authorized orders and hospital protocols.

2. Verify the right patient, medication, dose, route, time, documentation, and other applicable medication-safety checks.

3. Monitor patients for adverse drug reactions and report and document them promptly.

4. Maintain medication administration records and ensure safe handling and storage of medications.

5. Perform nursing procedures within the scope of competence, authorization, and hospital policy.

C. Infection Prevention and Control

1. Follow hand hygiene practices and standard precautions consistently.

2. Use personal protective equipment (PPE) appropriately.

3. Follow aseptic techniques during nursing procedures and dressing changes.

4. Ensure proper segregation and disposal of biomedical waste as per applicable regulations.

5. Follow protocols for prevention of healthcare-associated infections.

6. Maintain cleanliness and disinfection of patient-care equipment and the assigned nursing area.