2220-Nursing Professionals

Tasks include:

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