Student Nurse-Neuro Intensive Care Unit-PRN-3rd shift

Job description

Overview The Student Nurse Aide works under the direction of the RN/LPN. The responsibilities of the Student Nurse include providing direct patient care standards. The Student Nurse must exhibit the ability to work with people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds; to organize, set priorities and manage multiple priorities, and to adapt to a rapidly changing environment. Responsibilities: - Provides basic and select advanced nursing care to patients within the Student Nurse Aide’s scope of practice that includes actions that meet psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and physical needs. Advanced nursing activities that may be delegated to the competent Student Nurse Aide by the RN/LPN include simple dressing changes, phlebotomy, PIV removal, routine medication administration, and more as defined by policy. - Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age, gender, socioeconomic status, education, physical and mental abilities, and racial and ethnic background. - Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of patients. - Provides explanation to patients and families prior to administering care; answers questions within scop...