SAUDI ARABIA Registered Nurse - Antenatal

Hospital

Hospital The hospital is considered one of the most comprehensive healthcare medical cities in Saudi Arabia. It is located in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. It currently has a capacity of more than 2,500 beds. This includes both adult and paediatric facilities, with ongoing expansion in specialist areas such as the Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital.

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UNIT PROFILE:

• UNIT NAME: Ward 2
  - High Risk Antenatal
• Patient Population: Adult Female
• Hours of Operation: 24 hours / 7 days per week
• # of Beds: 21 Beds
• Occupancy Rate: 100%

PRIMARY PATIENT DIAGNOSES:

• High Risk Antenatal- above 22 weeks gestation
• Fetal (CTG) Monitoring and Interpretation
• Diabetic Protocol
• Management of patient pre-and post-amniocentesis
• Intra Uterine transfusion
• Unstable Hypertension
• Abnormal Pregnancy
• PIH
• Iron Transfusion
• Multiple complex pregnancies
• Pregnancy complicated with medical and surgical conditions - Routine and Emergency Care

MAIN

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide total, direct nursing care in accordance with the plan of care and needs of the patients with respect for the patient's privacy, dignity, personal preference and culture. Prepare, administer, and document the administration of all prescribed medication by the physician, managing intravenous lines, observing and monitoring and recording patients' conditions, maintaining records and communicating with all healthcare providers. Maintain knowledge of resources for therapeutic effects, usual dosages, contraindications, side effects and adverse reactions for all drugs and parental fluids administered.
  
  Maintain accountability for narcotics and controlled drugs. Escalate any adverse events/reactions as per policy.
• Perform an age specific, systematic and holistic initial assessment of the patient health status, and refer to appropriate specialty if necessary and as applicable. Assess patient/family educational needs and readiness to learn utilizing appropriate resources. Assess patient/family discharge planning needs utilizing appropriate resources.
• Document all assessments, interventions and other relevant information in the patients’ health care records on an ongoing basis.
• Collaborate with the patient/family and other members of the health care team to develop and update a plan of care that is consistent with the medical diagnosis and based on the patient's changing physical, psychosocial and age related requirements. Establish realistic and measurable goals that are culturally sensitive, and identifies nursing interventions to achieve the goals. Evaluate on an ongoing basis the patient’s progress and the appropriateness of the plan of care involving the patient/family and other health team members, and update the plan as needed.
  
  Recognize when patient care needs extend beyond the limits of personal ability and consult appropriate resources.
• Provide a leadership and resource role in the provision of patient care, as applicable. Act as a unit management resource, as might be assigned (i.e. care coordinators, charge nurse, team leader, etc.), initiate appropriate chain of command if unable to resolve issues satisfactorily. Act as a resource for new employees, trainees and other staff. Mentoring of nursing staff at all levels, as well as medical and paramedical students, interns and residents, as might be required.
• Provide quality of care that is evidence based by adhering to hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care, guidelines, policies and procedures. Measure health outcomes against patient care goals and, key performance indicators ntify significant trends or changes in patient’s status and elevate and follow up as required to prevent the patient’s condition from deteriorating.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with the organizational policies and procedures in collaboration with infection prevention and control department, patient safety department and other support personnel. Ensure adequate…