Joy S.

As Staff Nurse assigned to Medical/Surgical Ward, Pediatric and Geriatric Ward , Emergency Room on a rotation basis here are some of duties and responsibilities > Get acquainted with patients assigned from admission to discharge and observe their physical, emotional, mental, socio-economic and spiritual needs. become familiar with their history. > Take vital signs, perform nursing assessment thru clinical inspections, analyzes and utilizes findings as basis for nursing care. > Gives comfort measures as bath, oral hygiene, perineal care, positioning and institutes procedures and techniques applying principles derive from previously learned theories. > measures accurately patients intake and output and in cases of massive bleeding, sudden loss of consciousness and renal and cardiac shock etc. > Administer medications and treatment exercising professional and legal responsibilities > Gives health teaching to patients and family member such as rehabilitative activities of daily living, lanning diet to meet nutritional, explning proper medication intake, teaching personal and environmental sanitation.