Description

RN Responsibilities:

• Admitting new residents


• Performing ongoing assessments of residents’ physical and mental health


• Explaining procedures and treatment protocols to residents


• Plans and manages patient care according to each patient’s needs.


• Interviews patients and records their medical history and physical condition.


• Obtains patient vital signs, including pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and respiration.


• Provides routine care for patients.


• Reviews medical charts.


• Assists physicians and registered nurses.


• Communicates with patients and their families.


• Prepares specimens for lab courier.


• Administers medications & monitors catheters


• Provides wound car and prepares/administers injections


• Assists with patient comfort.

Qualifications

RN Qualifications:

• Medical knowledge


• Patience


• Compassion


• Kindness


• Critical thinking skills


• Knowledge of infection control practices


• Observational skills


• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety rules


• Communication skills


• Empathy