The RN’s practice is guided by the ANA Standard for Professional Nurse and Code of Ethics. The RN has knowledge of professional nursing principles, practices, concepts, and procedures as applied to the care of the patient population served. The RN records patients’ medical history and symptoms, helps perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operates medical equipment, administers treatment and medications, and helps with patient follow-up and rehabilitation. The RN establishes a care plan or contributes to an existing plan. The plan may include activities such as administering medication, including careful checking of dosages and avoiding interactions, starting, maintaining, and discontinuing intravenous (IV) lines for fluids, medication, blood, and blood products, administering therapies and treatments, observing the patient and recording those observations, and consulting with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN teaches patients and their families how to manage their illnesses or injuries, explains post-treatment and home care needs, diet, nutrition, and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and therapy. The RN provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides regarding patient care and delegates when appropriate. The RN supports efforts to advance clinical knowledge and skills, precepts new hire staff and students, assists the staff and students to seek and complete the tasks required to complete their competency skills, enhances their knowledge in nursing management and care of patient problems and conditions, and improves the patient’s experience, clinical outcomes, and works to promote a healthy work environment. Nursing practices theory based nursing that is evidenced-based utilizing a Shared Governance model for decision-making.
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Roles Responsibility
Record patients' medical history, Help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, Operate medical equipment, Administer treatment and medications, Help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation, Establish care plan or contribute to an existing plan, Teach patients and their families to manage illnesses or injuries, Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides, Support efforts to advance clinical knowledge and skills, Precept new hire staff and students, Assist staff and students with competency skills, Enhance knowledge in nursing management and care of patient problems, Improve patient experience and clinical outcomes, Promote a healthy work environment Desired Qualification
ADN Associate Degree in Nursing Type
Permanent
Location
United States, Scottsdale, AZ, 85258