Nurse at Paelon Memorial Hospital

Details:

Purpose

To assist attending doctors in ensuring that patients get the best quality of care at the hospital

Key Roles and

Responsibilities

• To ensure that patient's conditions remain stable and that doctor’s treatment instructions have been properly carried out
• To ensure that adequate quantities of supplies are maintained, and for ordering new supplies when necessary
• Preparing patients for consultations and admission as appropriate (i.e. taking of patient’s vital signs).
• Carry out regular nurses’ roles vis-à-vis sterilisation, bed bathing, immunisation etc.
• Accompanies doctors on their rounds of patient visits and takes notes of any special instructions about treatment or care changes.
• Also keeps accurate records of the amounts and types of medication administered to individual patients so they can assess recovery times and speak to physicians about treatment changes when necessary.
• Administering medication to ensure all regimens are in strict accordance with the physician’s instructions.
• To assist with any other task as required by the Medical Directors