Provides total patient care in accordance with physician’s orders and individual patient needs in conformance with the recognized standards of nursing practice.
DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Assesses patient and/or conducts screenings and documents utilizing standard scales when indicated as required per organization.
Overall performance of below indicated essential job duties:
Prioritizes and documents patient problems based on assessed needs/problems in collaboration with patient, family, and health care team.
Documents changes in patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care/intervention.
Utilizes organization-wide safe medication practices including, but not limited to the 5 rights of medication administration, barcode scanning and other medication safety processes specific to the unit/department.
Knows actions and usual dosage, indications and side effects of medications administered.
Provides teaching and educational material to the patient and/or significant other as needed according to the care, treatment services and identified risks specific to the patient and documents patient and/or family understanding.