11 KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY 1.

SAFE AND QUALITY NURSING CARE Promotes patient safety and comfort Administer medications and other health therapeutics Explain interventions to patient, family before carrying them out.

2. MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT Maintain safe environment Ensures the functioning of resources

3. HEALTH EDUCATION Asses the learning needs of the patient and the family Encourage the importance of proper Nasogastric Tube feeding and compliance of medication Teach the patient to recognize and report syndrome needing attention

4. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY Confirms information given by the doctor for informed consent Document care rendered to patient Secure waiver of responsibility for refusal to undergo treatment.

5. ETHICO-MORAL RESPONSIBILITY Respect the right of Medical Non-communicable patient Provide privacy and confidentiality of clients information

6. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Demonstrate good manners and right conduct at all time Dress clean and neat Demonstrate congruence of words and actions Behaves appropriately at all times

7. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Documents and records nursing actions and care Complete Patients Records

8. RESEARCH Identify methods of research for a specific patient Analyze the data gathered

9. RECORDS MANAGEMENT Maintains accurate and updated documentation as patient care Refrains from releasing records and other informants with proper authority

10. COMMUNICATION Establish rapport to patients and significant others Spends time with the patients

11. COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK Respect the role of the other members of the health care team.