LPN - Medical Surgical Observation
Core
Administers nursing care to adult medical, surgical, and cardiac patients in an observation unit, consulting with registered nurses and implementing physician's orders.
Role type
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Medical Surgical Observation
Builds
Patient care plans and clinical documentation for assigned patient groups
Domain
Healthcare - Medical/Surgical Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
IV therapy medication administration, patient data collection, care plan implementation, discharge planning, physician order documentation, patient teaching, variance reporting
Preferred skills
Knowledge of disease state management, bio-psychosocial model, clinical pathways
Technologies
Electronic health records (implied by data collection/documentation)
Responsibilities
Administers nursing care based on physician's orders and nursing care plan, consults with registered nurse to plan patient care, documents nursing process and patient progress, facilitates patient teaching and discharge planning, completes variance reports, attends mandatory in-services
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior (0-6 months experience)