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Nurse Externship Program | Duties & Responsibilities - Student Nurse Extern II Directly responsible to the Registered Nurse for performing basic bedside care and selected nursing procedures. The extern is supervised by a Registered Nurse until competent, before performing specific procedures. | Function of Role Learn and utilize assessment skills under direct supervision of RN.
- Attend and contribute to multidisciplinary rounds.
- Inform RN
- Observe and assist with diagnostic and surgical procedures for benefit of enhancing own knowledge
- Receive report on patients
- Reinforces instructions and teaching given by RN.
- Escorts/orients patient to room and informs RN. Take VS, ht, wt.
- List belongings.
- Transport patient.
| Tasks Provides direct nursing care under the supervision of RN. No Medication Administration.
- Suction patients as needed to include oral and via trach
- Insert foley or straight catheters
- Daily hygiene
- Answer call lights
- Treatments
- Sterile dressing
- Prepare patients for meals and assist with feedings
- Provide patients with fresh water
- Documents in the medical record
- Offer and empty bedpans and urinals
- Enemas
- VS/T/P/R/BP - Report changes immediately to RN
- Apply hot/cold compresses
- Apply protection devices
- Apply elastic stockings
- Non-sterile dressings
- Make beds
- Sitz baths
- Weigh patients and determine height
- Collect and label specimens:
- Routine urine
- Clean catch urine
- Urine specific gravity
- Stool collection
- Hematest stool
- Perform POCT and Quality
- Control Measures
- Assist physician with physical exam
- Provide post mortem care
- Report changes to RN accountable for patient’s care
- Observe and record in medical record symptoms/variations in patient condition and report to RN
- Venipuncture for blood draw as taught
- 1:1 observation
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