Nursing Staff

GENERAL CARE OF THE PATIENTS
• Admission and discharge of patient.
• Assistance and instructions to patient and their relations.
• Bathing patients including daily care of mouth, nails and pressure points.
• Four hourly, or more frequent attention to pressure points.
• Giving and removing of bed pans and urine pots.
• Giving and removing of hot water bottle.
• Bed making.
• Feeding of patients.
• Distribution of diets, milk etc.
• Preparation of special feeds, eggs, milk etc.

Technical nursing care of patients.
• Administration of medicine.
• Administration of injections.
• Assistance in administration of I/u injection.
• Preparation of injections and clearing up.
• Recording of medicines & injection given.
• Talaing and charling I.P.R.
• Rounds with doctor.
• Technical procedure e.g. enema catheterization, dressings irrigations O2 therapy, preparing for and clearing up after procedure.
• Preparation for and assistance in clinical tests and medical procedure.
• Pre and postoperative care.
• Urine testing.
• Collecting labeling and dispatching of specimens.
• Escorting patients to and from departments.
• Giving and receiving reports.

WARD MANAGEMENT
• Handing over and taking charge of shift.
• Keeping the ward clean and tidy.
• Preparation of surgical supplies, bandage, splint.
• Routine care and cleaning of dressing trolleys, cupboards, apparatus, mackintosh etc.
• Care of clean and soiled linens.
• Disinfections of linen, beds, floor and bed pans.

GENERAL
• Demonstration and guidance to student nurses and domestic staff.
• Supervision of domestic staff.
• Assistance in orientation of new staff nurses.
• Participation in staff education and staff meeting.
• Participation in professional activities.
• Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time.