The level of medicine in our country today cannot be called high. State institutions do not cope with their responsibilities 100%. This is due to the lack of qualified personnel. Most specialists who graduate from medical schools tend to go abroad in order to receive higher pay for their work. Good conditions are offered only by private clinics. However, staff are interviewed before being hired. The junior staff member must carefully study and sign the job description of the nurse.
Basic concepts
It is customary to call a nurse a specialist with a secondary medical education who has a diploma in "nursing." This is the average staff that provides assistance to doctors in clinics, treatment facilities and hospitals. Nurses are also assigned to educational institutions. Here they keep track of vaccinations, monitor student attendance, and pass data to a regional clinic.
The duties of an employee depend on the type and profile of the hospital. All basic information is contained in the job description of the nurse. This document must be signed before the new employee takes up his duties. Junior medical personnel can be approved for the position or relieved of their duties only by order of the head of the institution.
Cabinet nurse
In state clinics, a nurse works with every specialist. Her responsibilities include clarifying the patient’s data, taking into account all the procedures performed per day. The job description of the nurse's office describes the list of other responsibilities. For example, if a patient who comes to the clinic needs urgent help, this work is done by a nurse. A junior employee can put a dropper in the office or perform an injection. Vaccination can also be carried out in a clinic.
The nurse assists the doctor while taking patients. In addition, the junior specialist is responsible for the methodological literature of the institution. Keeps records of all books and magazines in the cabinet, and periodically updates them.
Department Nurse
In a hospital, most junior specialists work on a daily basis. The nurse steps in at 8.00 and receives all the information about the patients in the department from the specialist who completed the work. The main responsibilities of an employee depend on the purpose of the hospital. All information is described in the job description of the department nurse. A junior employee must be able to make an injection intravenously or intramuscularly, put a dropper, and provide first aid. This is especially important for those nurses who work in night shift.
It is also the responsibility of the nurse of the department to maintain a journal for the use of medicines that are funded by the state. If the necessary medicine was not in the first-aid kit, inform the patient in advance.
Many employees also undergo psychological training before entering work. The job description of a nurse describes how to behave with a difficult patient. Support for the patient is of the utmost importance. A benevolent attitude helps to cope even with the most terrible ailment.
Kindergarten Nurse
Each educational institution has a medical office. It vaccinates children, and also provides first aid.The job description of a kindergarten nurse describes what a specialist working with preschoolers should be able to do. Every day, a nurse makes a tour and examines all the kids. In order to avoid infection of other babies, a child with suspicious symptoms is taken to the isolation ward before the parents arrive.
Each kindergarten nurse keeps notes on children's cards. All data is transferred to the polyclinic to the local pediatrician. Vaccination of babies is also carried out in the walls of a preschool. Before vaccination, the nurse must obtain written permission from the parents.
Senior medical staff
Each medical institution has a senior nurse who monitors the quality of the duties of junior nurses. If an employee made a mistake (for example, the patient was injected with the wrong drug), not only the younger, but also the senior employee will respond. The job description of a senior nurse describes other responsibilities. The specialist conducts trainings and trainings in case of re-qualification of the department.
The head nurse is an intermediary between the head physician and ordinary employees. She assists the manager in administrative matters. The specialist has to monitor the cleanliness in the department, draw up a work schedule for junior employees. The job description of the nurse also includes the need for first aid to patients in case of force majeure.
What should every nurse know?
Regardless of the place of work, each nurse should have almost the same knowledge. First of all, these are the basic concepts of first aid. Each junior specialist must be able to do indirect heart massage, stop bleeding, apply tourniquets and bandages. The younger nurse should know how to put the droppers and injections.
The job description of a polyclinic nurse describes the secondary responsibilities of a junior employee. A good specialist should be able to properly store drugs in ampoules, know where the vaccine is. The flow of medical supplies should be properly managed. For non-compliance with these rules, the nurse faces administrative responsibility. And when it comes to narcotic drugs, things are even more serious.
Rights of a nurse
Each junior employee is entitled to paid leave. For certain categories, different time frames are set. Most of all, nurses of the tuberculosis department can rest. They can expect a vacation of 60 calendar days. In addition, employees of such departments retire much faster. Each work year counts as two. Nurses are eligible for out-of-turn services in hospitals and clinics.
