Role Overview:
Provides professional nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Utilizes nursing knowledge to manage patient conditions, catch complications early, and make evidence-based decisions under pressure.
Responsibilities:
– Assesses patient status via interviews, observations, and physical exams.
– Develops individualized care plans collaboratively with patients and healthcare teams.
– Implements interventions to meet patient outcomes and evaluates progress continuously.
– Adjusts care plans based on patient condition changes.
– Performs bedside lab testing and ensures documentation accuracy.
– Educates patients considering their cultural, age, gender, and developmental factors.
– Ensures safety and adherence to standards, policies, and safety goals.
– Participates in quality improvement initiatives and responds promptly to patient needs.
– Serves on unit councils to improve care quality.