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Critical Care Nursing
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Wide Range of Information for Critical Nurses based in the UK
Critical Nursing is a specialist nursing role where a great deal of expertise and skills have to be applied on a day to day basis. This can involve
the latest technology, whilst at the time delivering and practising modern day patient care.
An intensive-care nurse is a registered nurse who looks after patients with little or no ability to look after themselves. High levels or care
have to applied the critical care environmnet at all times. The critical care nurse performs the following funtions:
- Receives patients into the ward
- Gives personal care and treatment
- connects the patient to the appropriate medical system
- Systems Include - respiratory instruments, artificial-feeding set-up, transfusion systems, measuring and monitoring systems
- Conducts a follow-up of the patients health conditions and has to be aware of any
- change in the health situation of the patient.
- Assists the medical doctor in treatment scenarios for example extreme events of required resuscitation
The Critical Care Nurses have to comply with all the legal, educational and training requirements to practice as a professional nurse and is required
by the Royal College of Nursing to be registered.
Whilst the above list is not exhuastive it does provide an overview of the types of roles you will perform as a ICU Nurse,
for further information please visit the British Association of Critical care Nurses BACCN at http://www.baccn.org.uk
For the latest Critical Care Nursing Jobs please click here.
For the latest Critical Care Nursing Topics click here.
Alternatively if you have any questions please an email to info@nurserve.co.uk.
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