Jhanani Govinthan

Provider of patient care:

• Greets and attends to patients in a courteous, polite and professional manner
• Uses the Nursing Process APIE (Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation) framework to formulate and execute a holistic, individualized and personalized patient care; documents using relevant forms, charts or information system according to hospital practices and policies
• Performs clinical procedures such as blood glucose monitoring, wound dressings, removal of sutures/staples, care / removal of drains; care of intravenous lines; oro-pharyngeal and tracheostomy suctioning; application of splints, cervical collars; naso-gastric tube insertion; administration of oxygen therapy; insertion of urinary catheterization; bladder irrigation etc. Assists Physicians in clinical procedures where required
• Performs discipline or unit specific clinical procedures following relevant privileging and credentialing process as outlined by Nursing Services when posted to Operative, Emergency, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Endoscopy, Cardiology, Renal, Neonatology and Intensive Care Units

Provide specialty care:

• Provides professional nursing management of neonate and supervision to the parent(s) during the admission in nursery
• Adhere to the safety of the neonate during the stay especially at no time the neonate, be left unattended in the nursery
• Shall be responsible to ensure the right neonate is handed to the right mother/parent at all times; responsible to follow up when the neonate is given to room in with the mother
• Carry out vital signs, other monitoring, nursing care activities and on-going assessment of the neonate’s condition
• Identify and provide immediate attention to neonate upon critical change of condition and notify the doctor
• Administer medication/immunization as prescribed by the doctor
  Undertake additional task/assignment as assigned by superior