OR STAFF NURSE
Al-Hayat Hospital
Total years of experience :13 years, 9 Months
❖ Performs nursing tasks and procedures under the policies and procedures by the Nursing Department
❖ Adheres to operating room dress code; neat personal appearance.
❖ Takes and records the clients' vital signs such as blood pressure, body temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate and others as required in nursing policy for the benefit of the patients
❖ Ensures that proper techniques and practices are used according to accepted standards of practice.
❖ Immediately reports any unusual occurrences to charge personnel, documents appropriately in the patient record, and completes Hospital Incident Reports form if indicated.
❖ Performs scrub duties as necessary and to keep current.
❖ Maintains count on sponges, needles and instruments to ensure no loss of items according to present policy, records used items in proper place and method directed.
❖ Performs all circulating duties with efficiency and speed.
❖ Positions patient, prepares operative area, and adjusts table to proper position according to standard policies.
❖ Has all supplies and equipment in room and provides to team as necessary.
❖ Opens all sterile packs and supplies according to aseptic technique.
❖ Assists surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other personnel as needed to ensure good patient care.
❖ Observes patient for changes in condition.
❖ Ensures all medications are administered and charted according to established policies and procedures.
❖ Identifies and records patient's response to medication when necessary and reports promptly medication errors.
❖ Accompanies patient to Post-Op or Recovery Area and reports to nurse on patient, procedure, and special happenings to ensure continuity of care.
❖ Taking 24hours on - call duties for emergency cases.
❖ Assumes accountability and responsibility for her own work.
❖ Maintains good rapport with practitioners and co-workers.
❖ Perform duties in a professional and pleasant manner.
Job Description
❖ Performs nursing tasks and procedures provided by the accepted methods and techniques under the policies and procedures by the Nursing Department
❖ Takes and records the clients' vital signs such as blood pressure, body temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate and others as required in nursing policy for the benefit of the patients
❖ Maintains client's medical records on nursing observation and take actions such as giving medications and treatments to assure continuity and appropriate care.
❖ Observes reports and records any adverse reactions to medications or treatment immediately to the physician as well as informing the on duty supervisor
❖ Administers prescribed medications whether it is orally or parentally
❖ Starts, adjust and discontinues routine intravenous therapy upon the order of the physician and observe closely the progress of such recording the client observations, infusion, type and rate of the flowing infusion, quality of infusion process and assessing infusion site, including the type and size of catheter to be used as required by the nursing policies and procedures
❖ Brings the attention of appropriate superior any sudden or unexpected changes in vital signs or any other symptoms or observations on client's condition without taking any delays
❖ Applying or change dressing on wounds
❖ Transports clients to units, using a wheelchair or stretcher
❖ Explain medical instructions to patients and family members or significant others
❖ Assisting nursing staff whenever necessary to ensure the safety and welfare of the client
❖ Making nursing rounds giving special attention to the critical clients, pre and post operative clients, new admissions, and those who have contraptions such as respirators, IV hooked and alike
❖ Properly endorses pertinent matters and give complete discharges instructions as well.
Tertiary: Bachelor of Science in Nursing Our Lady of Fatima University Marulas, Valenzuela City, Philippines March 2007 Secondary: Guagua National Colleges Guagua, Pampanga, Philippines April 2003