General Overview:
Provides nursing care for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities or other health care facilities and in the community.
Tasks Include:
- assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care for patients according to accepted nursing practice and standards
- liaises with other health professionals and members of health teams
- assists medical practitioners to examine patients, administer treatment and deliver babies
- observes, records and reports on patients condition and their reactions to drugs and other treatments
- promotes health and assists in the prevention of ill health by participating in health education and other health promotion activities
- supervises and coordinates the work of enrolled nurses and other health care workers
- may specialise in a particular area of nursing care
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