• Prioritizes and organizes work assignment and adjusts priorities based on changing situations in conjunction with licensed nursing personnel.
• Completes work within assigned time frame.
• Monitors patient condition per policy.
• Monitors patient for potential risk factors.
• Recognizes and integrates patient special needs and individualizes care
• Includes pain management and supportive care issues.
• Assumes accountability for the delivery of patient care within the scope of nursing assistant.
• Responsible for learning policies and nursing procedure applicable to nursing assistants and communicates to others.
• Demonstrates attributes necessary to function as a team member, i.e. answers call lights promptly and courteously regardless of \"assignment\".
• Provides a climate conductive to educational experiences for nursing students and new employees.
• Functions as a preceptor when necessary.
• Recognizes role of Nursing Assistant based on Hospital policy and State Board regulations.
• Utilizes the information management system to enhance communication (i.e.; Meditech).
• Communicates change in patient's condition to all appropriate individuals.
• Communicates transfer of patient responsibility (i.e. shift report guided by the plan of care or any other pertinent documents, 1:1/close observation/ hand-off communication).
• Cooperates with all areas in the admission and transfer of patients throughout the hospital to ensure efficiency.
• Updates licensed nursing staff on a regular basis throughout shift.
• Maintains fall risk precautions/interventions.
• Runs errands if needed
Measures and documents intake and output.
Cares for and empties urinary drainage bag.
Applies and removes electronic compression devices.
Measures and applies antithrombolytic stockings.
Handles application of heat and cold.
Cares for patient with IV fluids.
Does not disconnect IV fluids.
Reports to licensed nursing staff any site changes or repetitive pump alarms.
Performs ostomy bag care.
Enemas (without medication)
Performs 12 lead EKG's.
Prevents, recognizes and reports abuse.
Performs capillary blood glucose monitoring accurately and reports results to RN/LPN in a timely manner.
Appropriately uses pulse oximeter (including reassuring that pulse ox is painless):
Properly uses different sensors based on age, location to be used, and equipment functioning.
Documents care in Meditech
Vital signs
Intake and output
Nutrition (meal intake)
ADL's
Weight
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