Location: Raleigh,NC, USA
Provide routine nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures as may be delegated by the RN/LPN Hall Nurse, Director of Nursing, or Administrator; Receive assignments and check resident schedule; Report on and off duty; Perform assigned duties in accordance with our established policies and procedures, nursing care procedures, and our safety rules and regulations; Verify the identification of a resident before administering care, serving food, or attending to assure that appropriate care is being provided to the correct resident; Assist residents with dental and mouth care; Assist residents with identifying food arrangements, particularly blind residents; Assist with trays and feeding of residents; Perform after-meal care as required; Assist in preparing residents for meals; Assure that resident's food is accessible and self-help devices are available as needed; Record residents' food intake as directed; Feed residents who cannot feed themselves; Serve extra nourishment in accordance with established nursing care procedures; Serve drinking water as required and assure that water pitchers are cleaned and filled with fresh drinking water daily; Bathe residents as assigned and in accordance with our established nursing care procedures; Dress residents neatly and in their own clothing; Comb and brush residents' hair daily; Clip and trim toenails, fingernails, eyebrows as directed; Shave male residents daily or as instructed; Observe and report to the licensed nurse the presence of pressure areas to prevent pressure ulcers; Assist residents to and from bathroom; Offer bedfast residents bedpans, urinals, or portable toilets; Clean and store equipment after each use; Keep incontinent residents clean and dry as possible; Change bed linens and clothing as often as necessary; Prepare and give enemas and report results to the licensed nurse; Collect specimens, stools, sputum as directed by nurse; Make beds, clean bedside tables, clean bedrails as well as other housekeeping duties that relate to nursing care procedures; Assist residents in preparing for tests, x-rays, therapy, activities, physician visits, religious services including transporting residents to and from such activities; Move and turn bedfast residents as directed; Apply physical restraints to residents in chair/bed as directed by licensed nurse; Assure residents are loosened in accordance with established policies; Assist residents into chairs, beds, bathroom, bathtubs, and showers; Report all complaints to the licensed nurse; Assist residents to walk with or without self-help devices as necessary; Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as directed; Report any resident leaving the premises, or who has left the premises, to the licensed nurse immediately; Assure that the nurses call system is attached to the bed when residents are bedfast and within easy reach; Assist others in heavy lifting using proper equipment; Wear and use gait belt; Report any resident abuse immediately to the licensed nurse; Report any medication found in the resident's room and take it to the nurse as directed; Wash hands after caring for each resident; Follow infection control procedures, as established by the facility, when isolation techniques are necessary; Ensure that resident's rights to fair and equitable treatment, selfdetermination, individuality, privacy, property, and civil rights, including the right to wage a complaint, are followed at all times; Maintain confidentiality of pertinent resident care information to assure resident rights are protected; Report all accidents/incidents, regardless of how minor, to the licensed nurse as soon as possible; Report all hazardous conditions and equipment to the licensed nurse immediately; Attend and participate in educational programs, and on-the-job training programs as directed;
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