Registered Nurse RN Observation PCU Unit
Core
Provides nursing care for patients requiring diagnostic workup beyond the Emergency Department but not needing inpatient admission, including post-procedural recovery.
Role type
Registered Nurse (RN)
Builds
Patient care plans and diagnostic workup outcomes
Domain
Healthcare / Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient assessment, care planning, care implementation, care evaluation, documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, delegation, patient education, discharge planning
Preferred skills
Acute care experience, Orthopedic/Cardiac post-procedural experience
Technologies
Self-scheduling tool, Electronic Health Records (implied by documentation)
Responsibilities
Assess patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs; Formulate a plan of care including discharge plan; Implement the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision; Evaluate patient and family response to care and teaching; Document assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record.