Practical Nurse; Intensive Care Unit

Duties

Obtain patient's vital signs such as respiration, temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate.

Review data from special equipment to track patients' heart rates, blood pressures, breathing, and other vitals.

Provide basic bedside care (i.e., dressing wounds, changing bandages, inserting catheters, and giving injections).

Enter data related to the record of patients in computer systems, i.e., electronic medical records.

Interview patients and examine their medical history.

Administer intravenous fluids and medications.

Follow proper nursing standards and protocols for treatment.

Assist with ordering diagnostic tests, as needed.

Act as the patient advocate, in collaboration with fellow members of the medical care team.