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c S Job description- The Bedside nurse is responsible in delivering the direct and immediate care to each patient he is assigned to. Specific duties and responsibilities: c ×ssess patient͛s general health status c dentifies nursing needs of patients c ×ssists patients in moving, maintaining proper body alignment and utilizing good body mechanics c Takes and records vital signs c abserves medical asepsis c abserves and responds to patient͛s emotional and spiritual needs c xrepares patients for, and assists physicians with diagnostics and therapeutic procedures c abserves signs and symptoms, institutes remedial action when appropriate and records these in the chart. c ×cts as liaison between the patient and other hospital personnel. c interprets to the patient and his family their roles promoting successful therapy and rehabilitation c ¦ Job summary ʹ the Medicine nurse is responsible for the prompt and appropriate medicines to patients. Specific duties and responsibilities: c Ôeceives endorsements of unavailable medicines, medicines given and medications due to skin testing c ×dministers and charts medications and patient͛s reaction to the medication c ×dministers all medications via TT, oral, sublingual, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and other medication routes. c Ôe-insert lines to patients to avoid delays in timing of the medications c Signs initials to the medication profile for proper and accurate documentation. c o regular rounds and prepare and distribute prescriptions c eliver detailed instructions to patients for discharge c lean medication preparation area c o regular inventory of the emergency cart and request for lacking supplies c Job summary- tasked to carry out doctors͛ order and initiate quality nursing care, oversee and supervise bedside nurses

G xMGTS/ STÔMGTS H×G: c Standard xrecaution (gloves, mask, aprons) c Stethoscope/ Blood xressure cuff c Thermometers c rinals, bed pan c Suction apparatus c aygen c G machine c ardiac monitor/xulse aimeter c --ray machine xÔaGÔGS aG and ×SSSTG: c Suctioning c nsertion of aso-gastric tube c atheterization c Dound dressing c Dound suturing and debridement c hest tube thoracostomy insertion c Thoracentesis c Spinal tap c asting and bandaging c xÔ c Gndotracheal intubation ×SGS H×G: appendicitis, cholelithiases, nephrolithiases, pregnancy induced hypertension; pre-eclampsia and ecclampsia, uterine myoma, bone fractures, gastroenteritis, astritis, xeptic lcer, amoebiasis, liver abscess, ÔT, dengue fever, typhoid fever, hypertension, myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus, malaria, seizure disorders, meningitis, hydrocephalus and several other medical cases