RN-ED

Assess human responses and plan

implement and evaluate nursing care for individuals or families.

Provide leadership in a professional practice setting.

Contribute to building the team by helping others succeed through role modeling and mentoring.

Assign or delegate tasks based on the needs of the patient and skill level of the RN

LPN or support staff.

Assign duties and lunches for staff when performing charge role.

Consider the maintenance of a safe environment

complexity of the intervention and predictability of the outcome.

Provide peers with both verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance.

Share knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues.

Accept mistakes of self and others

creating a culture in which risk taking is not only safe but expected.

Participate on interdisciplinary teams to evaluate clinical care or health services.

Promote patient safety initiatives.

Participate in department specific quality initiatives.

Assure appropriate order sets are used.

Supervise delegates and evaluate assigned LPN scope of practice as appropriate.

Utilize the nursing process to assess

evaluate and implement a patient plan of care according to the individual needs of the patient as prescribed by physician

nurse and hospital policy including patient and family.

Derive culturally and age appropriate expected outcomes involving the patient

family and other health care providers.

Analyze the health status of individuals and families comparing the data with the norm

to determine patient care needs.

Assess patient reports/records change of condition and notifies physician and/or supervisor and intervenes appropriately and documents accordingly.

Accept assignments in areas other than primary unit

and performs duties within individualized competency.

Demonstrate a commitment to continuous lifelong learning for self and others.

Promote advancement of the profession through participation in professional organizations.

Seek both formal and independent learning activities using current research findings and other evidence to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and knowledge.

Participate in systematic peer review and obtains informal feedback regarding one’s own practice from patients

professional colleagues and others.

Identify areas of strength

areas in which professional development would be beneficial.

Meet time and attendance guidelines per hospital policy.

Continuously evaluate and assess patient and family satisfaction.

Participate department specific patient satisfaction initiatives.

Promote compassionate communication that is patient and family centered.

Assess for and attempt to resolve patient/family concerns.

Utilize effective time management skills to complete assigned duties and responsibilities within established work shift.