ELIZABETH NDIRANGU

•Assists the nurse with basic nursing care activities such as bathing patients, turning. mobilizing and oral feeding

•Prepares beds for admissions, and ensures requirements for each bed space such as oxygen and suction apparatus are available and in working order

•Carbonizes beds upon patient discharge, and cleans other unit equipment such as BP machines, infusion pumps, bedside lockers, drip stands, bed pans and procedure trolleys

•using infection control cleaning guidelines Responsible for cleanliness and tidiness of utility and linen rooms.

•Escorts stable patients to various diagnostic and procedure departments

•Always Maintains Patient Care environment clean and tidy.

•Assists the nurse manager in linen management. This includes sending dirty linen to laundry, receiving clean ones and maintaining linen inventory book

•Ensures used procedure instrurnents/equipment are returned complete to CSSD.

•Alerts the nurse manger about dissatisfied clients, incidences and any other unusual occurrences in the unit

•Any other related duties assigned by supervisor

• Ensuring that hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments are administered to patients correctly.

• Observed or examined patients to detect symptoms that required medical attention such as bruises, open wounds or blood in urine.
• Administered medications and treatments such as catheterizations, suppositories, enemas and douches, as directed by nurse or physician.
• Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar and oxygen levels to stay on top of symptoms and keep appropriate medical practitioner informed of changes.
• Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming and other hygiene needs.
• Provided care to patients throughout lifespan with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and culture.
• Assisted patients with mobility needs, including moving to and from beds, organizing wheelchairs and preparing assistive devices.