Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nurse

**DEPARTMENT : NURSING**

**POSITION : STAFF NURSE: BIRTHING CENTRE**

**REPORTING TO : WARD INCHARGE**

**QUALIFICATION : B.Sc. NURSING / G.N.M**

**EXPERIENCE : THREE MONTHS TO FIVE YEARS**

**DRESS CODE : SPECIFIED DRESS CODE WITH I.D. CODE**

**DUTY HOURS : AS PER SCHEDULED REQUIREMENTS**
- **JOB DESCRIPTION**:_

**Unit specific responsibilities**
- To handle patients of all ages.
- Write the day / night reports legibly, reflecting all important factors, new admissions, Post-Operative cases, critically ill patients and V.I.P. patients.
- Setting up special procedures trays, dressing trolleys and assisting doctors.
- Preparation of the patients for minor, major and emergency surgeries.
- To do the pain assessment of the patient is done pre and post delivery.
- Raising of various requisitions related to treatments and nursing procedures by coordinating with ward coordinator.
- Handing and taking over of assigned patients, drugs and inventory.
- To have skill sets for performing critical care procedures and protocols.
- To do pain assessment and monitoring of the patient periodically.
- To act as per the defined roles on the activation of the emergency codes.
- To act as per the defined roles on the activation of the code pink.
- To execute the patient care according to patient’s condition.
- Early & timely assessment of the patient to detect any complications.
- To take over patients at the patient’s bed side and the details of the ongoing treatment from previous shift nurse properly.
- To provide the emergency medical supplies in the ward and periodically monitor their expiry date.
- To take a stock of the drugs in coordination with Pharmacist and note the same in the respective registers.
- To ensure that all equipments in the ward are in working condition and to coordinate with biomedical department in case the equipments are not in proper working condition.
- To procure sterile dressing packs in the ward.
- To procure stationery (Consent forms, nurse notes, discharge summary etc) in the ward.
- To notify any untoward incident following the process of incident reporting.
- Safety and emergency preparedness.
- Professional development through training in resuscitative technique like BLS, ACLS, PALS.
- Participation in continuous training programs.
- Follow infection control & various hospital policies.

**Performs Ongoing Patient Assessment**
- Complete timely nursing assessment & perform ongoing assessment.
- To collect patient information.
- To obtain vital signs, haemodynamic values and neurological values.
- To notify physician of reportable information.

**Perform patient physical care**
- To provide care to the new born babies.
- To provide care and safety to neonates.
- To provide anti natal, post natal and post LSCS care.
- To assess and identify vascular access needs and maintain fluid and electrolyte balance.
- To provide utmost comfort and provide personal hygiene.
- To provide nutritional support and promote wound healing.
- To provide pre operative and post-operative care to the patient.
- To collect patient blood samples and send it to the appropriate labs for investigations.
- To provide patient care during transport.

**Patient medication**
- To provide correct and timely medication to the patient.
- To do indents and return of medicines.
- To complete medication i.e. administer IV Medications via central lines and peripheral lines and ensure correct titration of medications if required.
- To assist the mother in breast feeding.
- To help and motivate mothers to initiate breast feeding.
- To administer oral, sublingual, intramuscular, subcutaneous, topical and epidural medication.

**Equipment upkeep**
- To obtain and setup appropriate equipment and supplies.
- Optimum utilization and upkeep of unit specific equipments including glucometer and ABG machine.
- To check crash cart for seal daily.
- To analyze equipment related patient result and response, troubleshooting unexpected findings, solving the identified problems, evaluating need for continual use of equipment, and discontinuing the use of equipment if required.

**Assist in specialized procedures**
- To assist in cardiopulmonary arrest.
- To provide care to the patients on ventilator.
- Monitoring of patients on oxytocin drip, high risk pregnancy, pre eclamptia, eclumptia, abortion and multiple pregnancy.
- Assist in procedures like Anti natal examination, NST, delivery, episiotomy suturing, epidural catheter insertion and urinary catheterization.

**Patient & family Education**
- To maintain the confidentiality of patient.
- To provide patient & family education regarding breast feeding, immunization, prevention of infection and safety of patient.
- To encourage the mothers for post natal exercises and diet.
- To provide diagnosis specific patient and family education.
- To act as a team member during crisis management and participate in end of life care including grief management.

**Maintain safe environment**
- To provide