General Nurse
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•Personal Hygiene: Assisting with bathing, dressing, and toileting.
•Mobility: Helping patients move around, including using hoists or wheelchairs and preventing pressure sores by repositioning.
•Nutrition: Helping patients eat and drink, and recording their fluid intake.
•Monitoring: Taking "observations" (vitals) such as blood pressure, temperature, and pulse rate.
•Reporting: Updating nurses on any changes in a patient’s physical or mental condition.
•Specimens: Collecting routine samples for testing (e.g., urine or stool).
•Cleanliness: Keeping bed areas tidy and changing linens.
•Equipment: Ensuring medical supplies are stocked and equipment is sterilized.
•Social Support: Providing companionship and emotional support to patients who may feel lonely or anxious.
•Venipuncture & Collection: Performing blood draws
•Patient Assessment: Checking for history of fainting, allergies to latex or adhesives, and ensuring the patient has followed "fasting"
requirements if necessary.
•Specimen Integrity: Ensuring the correct order of draw (filling tubes in a specific sequence) to prevent cross-contamination of additives.
•Continuous Monitoring: Tracking vital signs, invasive lines (like arterial and central lines), and neurological status second-by-second.
•Advanced Technology: Managing life-support equipment, including ventilators and continuous dialysis (CRRT) machines.
•Medication Titration: Administering and constantly adjusting high-alert, life-saving IV medications (like adrenaline, noradrenaline, and heavy sedatives) based on real-time patient response.
•Rapid Intervention: Detecting subtle clinical changes early to prevent cardiac arrest or multi-organ failure.
•Family Support: Providing compassionate, clear updates to anxious families navigating critical, high-stress situations.
Diploma in Nursing in Nursing – uKWAZI SCHOOL OF NURSING (2025)
