Registered Nurse
Core
Professional registered nurse acting as a patient advocate applying the nursing process to meet age-specific patient needs in a hospital setting.
Role type
Staff Registered Nurse
Builds
Patient care plans and therapeutic interventions
Domain
Healthcare / Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nursing process application, patient assessment, emergency response, care planning, documentation, infection control, delegation, quality improvement
Preferred skills
Specialty unit experience, Baccalaureate in Nursing
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Recognize and report deviations from patient norms, report patient responses to treatment, provide basic comfort and support, foster patient and family participation in activities of daily living, set priorities in patient assignments, identify and assess emergency situations, initiate appropriate response and intervention, plan for potential needs during emergencies, define nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes, implement and evaluate nursing interventions, maintain knowledge of professional nursing practice and Nurse Practice Act, attend training to maintain current knowledge, utilize protocols to collaborate with health team, participate in quality improvement and risk management, integrate physical assessment with nursing assessment, maintain quality assurance and infection control, provide functional guidance to LPNs and CNAs, assume shift charge responsibility, make bed and patient assignments.
Seniority
Staff level