SANITARY IN THE HEALTH: Duties, functions and features

In medical institutions, the position of a nurseincredibly valued. Despite the low prestigious category of junior medical staff and low salary, the job duties of a nurse in a hospital are quite extensive. The word "nurse" comes from the Latin sanitas, which means "health". As a rule, nurses work in the sanitary-epidemiological and medical-preventive institutions. They do not have special medical training, so they are also called nurses or nannies.

Nuances of the profession

Large staff in a medical institutionspeaks about its status and modernity. The nurse in the hospital, whose duties should be spelled out in the statute, performs important functions. She follows the general order, cares for the sick in the ward. The profession intersects with the duties of a cleaner and a minor nurse. It has typical characteristics. Anyone wishing to get a job must know that the nurse's responsibility is cleaning, sanitation, which is carried out two to four times a day. Sanitary workers assist senior medical staff, report failures in various systems and equipment.

The nuances of the profession include psychologicalcomplexity and discomfort, which are often experienced by these workers. They perform dirty, unattractive work, sometimes they face disrespect for patients and doctors. Often, nurses are loaded with additional work. Before you look for a position as a nurse, think about the disadvantages of this profession. To work in psychiatric clinics you will need high stress resistance, psychological attitude, physical strength.

Duties

Many are interested in what is the responsibilitynurses in the hospital? It should be noted that the senior nurse, the on-duty or ward nurses supervise the work of junior staff. The range of the main tasks of the nurse is directly dependent on what role in the institution she performs. Sanitary workers are divided into barmaids, cleaners, and washers. On physically hard jobs (morgues, psychiatric clinics) male orderlies are working. The main list of duties of nurses includes:

• Ventilation of premises.
• Cleaning of wards, doctors' offices, toilet rooms, corridors.
• Purification of urinals, cleaning, feeding.
• Preparation of subjects for patient care.
• Change of linen.
• Care for the seriously ill (transportation, transfer, bathing).
• Fulfillment of the assignments of the senior nurse, which are connected with the care of hospital patients.

Polyclinic

What is the role of a nurse in a hospital? The duties of junior medical personnel relate to physical labor. It may seem to some that the job description of a nurse is similar to that of a cleaning woman. There is similarity between the two professions, but in the first case the duties are much more complicated and more responsible. In an out-patient clinic or private medical institution, the nurse must undergo individual training. The head physician appoints her to the post. In the polyclinic the orderlies obey the sister-hostess of the corresponding department. Their work they must follow the instructions:

• The nurse is obliged to conduct a wet cleaning of the premises that are assigned to her.
• To help the senior nurse (to receive medicines, tools, equipment, to deliver them to the department).
• Receive, store and provide clean underwear for patients, household equipment, detergents.
• Report to the sister about the health of patients, complaints, as well as problems in the department.
• Care for bedridden patients, serves food and cleans dishes.
• Carry out disinfection of premises if the patient has an infectious disease.
• Monitor the condition of patients and observe the rules of personal hygiene.

In the duties of a nurse in a hospital with a bedpatients also include courier functions. She reports to the senior medical staff about the physical condition of seriously ill patients, takes care of them (washing, washing, nails, combing, overturning, seating). In addition, the nurse must regularly improve their qualifications, attend classes that are held in the department for junior staff.

Mental hospital

Duties of a nurse in a psychiatric hospitalthe same as in other medical institutions, but they are specific. This position is taken by trained personnel, women and men over 20 years of age. The main feature of work in a psychiatric hospital: nurses and nurses should have good health, strong physical data, stress resistance. Often such work is done by men. Applicants must understand that nurses in psychiatric hospitals can face various traumatic situations. Impressive people in such an institution have nothing to do.

Rights

Like any other employee, the nurse is endowed withrights. It has social guarantees, the right to receive special clothes, shoes and other personal protective equipment. In addition, it may require management to create comfortable conditions for performing professional duties, as well as providing it with working equipment, tools that meet sanitary and hygienic requirements and norms. The employee has the right to make suggestions on improving working conditions and methods, to improve their qualifications, to require immediate supervisors to observe their rights and obligations. Rights are made up of the conditions of the institution in which the nurse works. In the hospital, duties depend on the statute and other criteria, as well as in a private clinic, psychiatric hospital, maternity hospital. In addition to rights and duties, the nurse has a certain responsibility.

Salary

A health care worker in a hospital must perform dutiesin accordance with the job description. Many may be interested: how much does this employee get? On average, the salary of a nurse in a medical institution is 8-20 thousand rubles. It all depends on the region. For example, in Moscow, workers in this position receive 25 thousand rubles. The working conditions and job description affect wage wages.