A nursing staff member's job description includes:
Patient support: Counseling patients and their families, and providing emotional support.
Patient monitoring: Taking vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, and pulse, and monitoring patients' progress
Medication administration: Administering medications and injections, and assisting with intravenous injections, infusions, and transfusions
Technical procedures: Performing technical procedures, such as oxygen therapy, enemas, and catheterization
Specimen collection: Collecting, labeling, and dispatching specimens
Clinical preparation: Preparing for and assisting with clinical tests and medical/surgical procedures
Collaboration: Collaborating with other members of the interdisciplinary team
Workload management: Planning and organizing their workload to meet the needs of their patients