RN - CCU

Registered Nurse

The RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research as well as policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. Coordinates, ensures, and provides direct patient care activities on the unit through:

• Provision of nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments.
• Facilitating admission, transfer, and discharge activities.
• Provision of patient and family-centered education.
• Care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable.

Assessment of patient needs includes:

• Performing and documenting a comprehensive assessment in accordance with the RN's scope of practice and policies/procedures.
• Considering the patient's culture, age, and developmental level.
• Identifying patient risk factors and presenting complaints.
• Obtaining patient health information from family or others as necessary.
• Collecting objective/quantitative and subjective/qualitative data.
• Developing a problem list, prioritizing patient needs based on input from the inter-professional team as appropriate.
• Designing actions and interventions relevant to the patient's culture and age.
• Determining desired outcomes in coordination with the patient and family.
• Implementing patient care therapies and procedures within established policies and professional guidelines.
• Explaining procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families.
• Initiating action to alleviate patient stress and discomfort.
• Recognizing, responding to, and communicating changes in patient condition appropriately.
• Conducting and documenting ongoing assessments and responses to procedures and therapies.
• Delegating tasks appropriately and overseeing team members in the performance of activities regarding patient care.
• Monitoring the accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care provided by other team members.
• Identifying and addressing educational needs of patients related to prioritized problems.
• Facilitating the patient discharge process by executing discharge orders in a timely manner.
• Providing input into patient/nurse assignments in consideration of available staffing, unit activity, and patient acuity.
• Actively participating in department and/or unit quality improvement activities.
• Using a holistic perspective regarding patient care.