Licensed Practical Nurse-Med-Surg-Nights

<p>1.      Provides patient care within a designated shift, based on the nursing<br/>process and within role/scope of practice</p> <p>2.      Provides direct patient care, as outlined in the patients’ plan of care and/or as directed by the Registered Nurse, to promote comfort and/or return to function health for patient.</p> <p>3.      Provides care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of the patients served.</p> <p>4.      Obtains information to contribute to an accurate and current patient assessment, patient care plan and discharge plan.</p> <p>5.      Includes the patient and caregivers in this process to obtain accurate information /history and contributes to the RN’s assessment.</p> <ol> <li>Delivers compassionate care to patients and supports members of the patient’s family while providing patient care in an organized manner, utilizing knowledge of nursing process-assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluations.</li> </ol> <p>7.      Communicates effectively and professional with all patients, guests, family members and co-workers to ensure a quality patient experience.</p> <p>8.      Adapts to rapid change in appositive manner throughout the shift as the needs of the department change.</p> <p>9.      Communicates effectively with physicians and team members about changes in patient’s clinical conditions, including results of diagnostic studies and symptomology.</p> <p>10.  Ability to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.</p> <ol> <li>Performs designated therapeutic procedures to assigned patients as<br/>needed.</li> </ol> <p>12.   Accurately observes, records and reports to the Registered Nurse, all<br/>patient concerns, symptoms, reactions and progress in a timely manner.</p> <ol> <li>Contributes to the nursing assessment by collecting, reporting and<br/>recording objective and subjective data in an accurate and timely manner.</li> </ol> <ol> <li> Documents nursing interventions and responses to care, communicating<br/>to appropriate members of the health care team</li> </ol> <ol> <li>Provides individualized health education to the patient and caregivers to specifically meet the patient’s needs related to the current diagnosis.</li> </ol> <p>16.  Assists with admitting, discharging and transferring of patients.</p> <p>17.  Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with Social Services/Discharge Planner regarding both in-hospital and post discharge needs.</p> <p>18.  Problem Recognition/Management: In response to data indicating potential/actual risk to individual's health, initiates action to correct, reduce or prevent the risk in collaboration with the registered nurse gives a rationale for actions or decisions based on, successful experience, skills and knowledge or standards of practice/protocols. Contributes to the development of a plan of care for assigned patients in collaboration with the registered nurse</p> <h1>19.  Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care.</h1> <h1>20.  Seeks supervision, consultation, assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely independently.</h1> <p>21.  Initiates and/or maintains interventions to assure continuity of safe/effective care of patients including medication management and patient instruction.</p> <h1>22.  Uses interpersonal-communication strategies with individuals that are intended to achieve desirable/acceptable outcomes and a perception of satisfaction by those involved.</h1> <h1>23.  Uses internal and/or external resources to resolve and/or prevent problems that cannot be managed independently.</h1>