Staff Nurse

Patient Care and Clinical Responsibilities

- Assess patients' health status and identify their nursing care needs.

- Monitor and record vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation.

- Administer medications, injections, IV fluids, and prescribed treatments as per authorized medical orders and hospital protocols.

- Assist doctors during clinical examinations, procedures, and emergency interventions.

- Provide pre-operative and post-operative nursing care, wherever applicable.

- Maintain accurate nursing notes, patient charts, medication records, and other clinical documentation.

- Identify and promptly report any deterioration in the patient's condition to the treating doctor and nursing in-charge.

- Ensure proper patient identification before medication administration, procedures, and specimen collection.

B. Patient Safety and Infection Control

- Follow hand hygiene practices and standard precautions at all times.

- Comply with hospital infection prevention and control policies.

- Ensure safe handling and disposal of biomedical waste as per applicable rules.

- Follow medication safety protocols and report medication errors and near misses.

- Implement fall prevention, pressure injury prevention, and other patient safety measures.

- Ensure safe use of medical equipment and report any malfunction immediately.