2221-Nursing professionals

Main Tasks include -

• (a) planning, providing and evaluating nursing care for patients according to the practice and standards of modern nursing
• (b) coordinating the care of patients in consultation with other health professionals and members of health teams
• (c) developing and implementing care plans for the biological, social, and psychological treatment of patients in collaboration with other health professionals
• (d) planning and providing personal care, treatments and therapies including administerin medications, and monitoring responses to treatment or care plan
• (e) cleaning wounds and applying surgical dressings and bandages (f) monitoring pain and discomfort experienced by patients and alleviating pain using a variety of therapies, including the use of pain-killing drugs
• (g) planning and participating in health education programmes, health promotion and nurse education activities in clinical and community settings
• (h) answering questions from patients and families and providing information about prevention of ill-health, treatment and care
• (i) supervising and coordinating the work of other nursing, health and personal care workers
• (j) conducting research on nursing practices and procedures and disseminating findings such as through scientific papers and reports.