Student Nurse

Student Nurse Description Reports to the Manager, Patient Care Services or Nursing Manager. Provides patient care, under the close direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse. Patient Care experiences will include assessments of assigned patients, documentation of observed findings, performance of sterile and non-sterile prescribed treatments and procedures. Specific tasks to be performed are determined based upon patient care unit assignments and may include some or all of the duties listed below.

Experiences will be provided to facilitate clinical extern communications with multiple health team members. Joins a cohort group of students pursuing a career in nursing, participating in various leadership and professional development trainings.

MISSION, VALUES and SERVICE GOALS

• MISSION:
  We deliver outstanding care, inspire health, and connect with heart.
• VALUES:
  Trust. Respect. Integrity. Compassion.
• SERVICE GOALS:
  Personally connect. Keep everyone informed. Be on their team.

Performs patient care services by:

• Assisting with patient admission (setting up patient room, orienting patient to room and recording basic patient information), and discharge.
• Documenting intake and output in a timely manner
• Bathing patients, assisting with oral hygiene, making beds, straightening rooms and providing ongoing care throughout the shift.
• Giving, placing and emptying bedpans, urinals, commodes.
• Turning, positioning, moving, lifting, transferring and ambulating patients (including chest tube patients); also assisting with range of motion exercises using proper techniques.
• Preparing patients for meals (feeding or assisting); distributing and collection meal trays.
• Taking and recording vital signs including temperatures, blood pressure, pulse, and recording results. Also measuring and recording standing or bed scale weights, clood sugar readings etc.
• Answering patient call lights, addressing the need and/or relaying messages appropriately.
• Takes initiative to observe Registered Nurses completing nursing interventions and physician orders.

Participates in patient care treatments and procedures by:

• Assisting RN’s with procedures, examinations and/or treatments.
• Making rounds with RN or physician and observes outcomes/information as directed by RN.
• Anticipates needs of patients and reports promptly to direct care RN.
• Observing patient status and responses. Documents and reports observations to preceptor or other appropriate staff.
• Assists preceptor with development of care plan by reporting results and observations.
• Performs treatments and procedures according to nursing department policy and physician orders.
• Performing skin care including cleaning patients’ skin, surgical/procedural skin preps (dips, shaves, etc.) and applying skin products under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
• Performing wound care including sterile/unsterile dressing changes, hot/cold applications, suture/staple removal and documenting observations on the medical record.
• Conducting, performing and recording procedures (i.e., catheter insertion or removal, blood glucose monitoring, external monitors, hematest, incentive spirometry, sputum collection, IV site observation, , discontinuing peripheral IVs/reseals, NG suction set-up, maintaining/adding feeding, recording intake, cardiac monitoring, EKGs, checking arterial pressure lines, implementing deep vein thrombosis prevention measures, etc.) as directed by a Registered Nurse.
• Emptying, measuring and recording foley, ileostomy/colostomy and/or gastric drainage bags and making ostomy pouch/dressing changes (established); emptying or changing oral suction containers; also recording, calculating and totaling intake and output records.
• Preparing and administering perineal (catheter) care, ice bags/collars and non-medicated enemas as assigned.
• Performing emergency procedures including calling a Code Blue, gathering equipment, performing CPR and using AED.
• Implementing isolation precautions including standard precautions, respiratory or strict isolation.
• Obtaining specimens as directed including urine, stool, hemoccult, gastroccult, sputum and nasal cultures (including MRSA).
• Assisting with postmortem care as directed by RN.

Supports the patient care unit by:

• Observing, reporting and following up on patient complaints, unusual behavior, abnormal condition changes, incidents, concerns, questions or complaints expressed by patient, family or visitors.
• Transporting patients, delivering and returning equipment or supplies.
• Maintaining supply levels by observing and reporting necessary orders and placing supplies in the proper place when delivered.
• Cleaning and maintaining equipment during and after use (IVAC’s and isolation equipment).
• Maintaining neat and orderly patient care areas (linen removed from patient rooms and commodes and urinals emptied).
• Maintaining dean and orderly work areas (dean and soiled utility rooms, kitchen area).

Performs other functions to maintain personal competence and contribute to the overall…