Registered Nurse - LTC

• Always uphold the reputation of the nursing profession.

• Act as a positive role model for all nursing and support staff.

• Must have insight of own behaviour and in others.

• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care under the indirect supervision of senior nursing staff.

• Comply will all aspects of the UAE Code of Conduct, Scope of Practice and licensure as per the regulator.

• Refuse to undertake any task for which he/she has not been trained and is not competent to undertake.

• Always seek expert help when the demand of care, service or skill, falls outside their capabilities.

• Only delegate tasks to those team members who are trained, skilled and competent to undertake such tasks.

• Assist in updating clinical policies and guidelines in line with skill and experience.

• Assist, engage with and contribute to the professional development of colleagues.

• Ensure re-licensure is managed in a timely manner.

• Always maintain patient confidentiality.

• Ensure timely expert advice or senior nursing support is sought when a patients condition fails to respond to prescribed treatment.

• Manage a deteriorating patient without delay, using the Early Warning System escalation process and American Heart Association emergency algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.

• Assess and identify patients needs and implement and monitor the patients medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings.

• Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.

• Understand and analyse the assessment information and data.

• Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.

• Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care.

• Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team, in collaboration with the patient and patients bystanders.

• Record vital signs, recognize, address and escalate all abnormalities.

• Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice.

• Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.

• Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations.

• Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support.

• Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.

• Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions.

• Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions.

• Provide wound care management.

• Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed.

• Facilitate the process of safe patient`s admission, transfer and discharge.

• Support the execution of business continuity plans by maintaining essential nursing services during emergencies, follow established protocols to ensure patient safety, and collaborate with the healthcare team to sustain operational effectiveness.

• Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement.

Ensure competence in pain management

 

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