Responsible for the delivery of nursing care within the assigned unit scope of practice following hospital policies and procedures, nursing process guidelines, standards of care, and standards of practice.
Responsibilities
Assesses each assigned patient, documents and evaluates their response to plan of care, and takes appropriate corrective action.
Plans and implements the patient’s plan of care/standard of care and provides patient teaching using the plan of care/standard of care.
Oversee all ancillary personnel for technical tasks.
Assists respiratory therapists in administering medical gases and therapeutic treatments, operating and maintaining respiratory equipment, and providing patient education.
Responsibilities
Assists in the administration of prescribed doses of medical gases and the set-up and administration of therapeutic treatment and aerosolized drugs to patients
Uses oxygen mixtures in conjunction with therapeutic respiratory therapy equipment
Assists with patient care rounds per policy
Provides and monitors routine oxygen therapy, non-critical patient transports and patient education, as needed
Treats patients using a variety of methods including chest physiotherapy, aerosol medications, and non-invasive methods such as CPAP and BIPAP therapies
Responsible for the delivery of nursing care within the assigned unit scope of practice following hospital policies and procedures, nursing process guidelines, standards of care, and standards of practice.
Responsibilities
Assesses each assigned patient, documents and evaluates their response to plan of care, and takes appropriate corrective action.
Plans and implements the patient’s plan of care/standard of care and provides patient teaching using the plan of care/standard of care.
Oversee all ancillary personnel for technical tasks.