HEAD NURSE

Definition:
A head nurse is the one who assumes responsibility for managing the Human and material resources of a
nursing unit and takes lead in developing to provide quality patient care and an environment conductive to
staff growth and satisfaction.
General Objectives:
Student nurse will be able to develop their potentials of being efficient and productive Leaders by nurturing
and enhancing their leadership skills by providing training in management in team handling. And be able to
familiarize with the different nurse responsibility.
Specific Objective: As a student head nurses they will be able to:
Apply principles on head nursing and provide nursing standards and policies, andprocedures regarding
patients care to guide the subordinates.
Promotes and utilize quality assurance of the program standards.
Motivate the nursing staff to provide quality nursing care and improvement innursing care.
Manage the flow of activities by implementation of the nursing plan based on thenursing care.
Develop a skill in decision-making and other qualities of an efficient head nurse.
Coordinate and communicate with the other members of the health team inproviding patient care.
Document accurately the observation of the services rendered to the patient.
Supervises and evaluate the quality of patient care provided by the staff byobserving them through
frequent rounds guided by the evaluation check list.

Subordinates:
Student staff nurses

Responsibilities of a Head Nurse
Assumes the responsibility for the delivery of quality patient care to patients within the unit.
1.Provide nursing standards and policies regarding patient care to guide the staff nurses.
2.They have the responsibility of orienting and updating the staff of the systems andstandard of
patient care.
3.Responsible for the implementation of the health care programs, and standards of patient care.
4.Assumes the role of patient advocate.
5.Assumes the role of staff members advocate.
6.Acts as liaison with the medical staff to coordinate medical and nursingmanagement of patient
care.
7.Serves as resource person to nursing personnel under him in assessing,
planning,implementation and evaluating nursing care provided.

8.Coordinates the patient care with the other members of the health care team.

9.Keeps superior informed regarding problems or issues in patient care.

10.Evaluates the quality of patient care through frequent rounds.

11.Evaluates the nursing standard cyclically to provide development of the new standards of
patient care.



WRITTEN REQUIREMENT:

PLACE IN A BLACK PLASTIC FOLDER WITH FASTENER

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College of Nursing
Cagayan de Oro City




____________________________________________________________________________

HEAD NURSING

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in
Related Learning Experience (RLE) 80



Submitted to :

Ms. Honeylou Az. Oponda, RN,MA,MAN



(Clinical Instructor Area)_____________












Submitted By :

(Students Family Name, First Name, Middle Initial)
(RLE 80 GROUP __ (MTW OR THFS?)



___ Rotation ___ Semester
School Year _______ to _________


Written Requirements are submitted every :
Thursday for MTW group
Monday for THFS group

1. 3 General Objectives and 10 Specific Objectives 1
st
week
2. Detailed Plan of Activities - 1
st
week
3. Progress Notes narrative form - Every week
a. Self
b. Partner/s in the area
c. Clinical Area (ward) assigned
d. Hospital staff
e. CI in head nursing
f. CI in assigned area
g. Student nurses assigned to you

4. Journal Reading with reaction topic Head Nursing -- 1
st
week

5. Clinical Assignment sheet( form provided) all patients covered by your students

6. KARDEX (form provided) 4- 5 patients/ week - checked every duty day starting
1
st
duty day
7. MONITORING SHEET (form provided)-4- 5 patients/ week - checked every duty
day starting 1st duty day
8. a. Staffing computation 3
rd
week
based on NCM 80a staffing
computation discusssion
b. Distribution of shift ( attendants and nurses)

9. Actual Staff Assignment 3
rd
week
please copy from nurses station in your assigned ward
( 15 days assignment)
10. Head nurse shadowing 2
nd
week
11. Head nurse evaluation ( with regard to Autonomy, Responsibility and
Accountability) 2
nd
week
12. Case Study written output follow the usual case study format
13. Picture Documentation of your head nursing exposure.

Activities:
1. Bedside Endorsement of at least 2-3 patients once a week starting on the
2
nd
week of the rotation
2. Case study Oral Defense ( Introduction, Patient Profile, Assessment,
Pathophysiology and NCP) last week of duty

































































STAFF NURSE

Definition
The staff nurse is to the one responsible for rendering holistic nursing care to patient in assigned areas, the
specific function and responsibilities of which depend upon the organizational structure of the Nursing
service.
General objective:
Student nurses will be able to develop their knowledge, attitudes and skills through working on this
training, and be able to appreciate the importance of team work and working under a directory.

Specific Objective: As a student nurses they will be able to:

Follow the nursing standards and policies imposed by the nursing administration.
Develop a sense of responsibilities and accountabilities on their action they make.
Provide a quality nursing care and services.
Develop a good attitude towards the work.
Be able to work harmoniously with the fellow students and members of the healthcare team.
Develop good nursing skills, attitude and gain knowledge for the future use.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STAFF NURSE

The staff nurse initiate and perform nursing care and services to meet the needs patient inassigned areas
utilizing the nursing process.

1.Assesses the individual needs for nursing care based on patients history, resultsof physical,
diagnostic, and laboratory examinations.

2. Infers correct nursing diagnosi s.

3.Plans and prioritizes nursing care activities considering overall health needs of the patient.

4.Institute nursing intervention consistent with the overall plan of care with special consideration
of the patients safety and comfort.

5.Provides health teaching to patient, his family and significant others so that theymay
understand this illness and participate actively in his care.

6.Coordinates patient care services with members of the health team.

7.Evaluates or modifies of nursing care by means of:

Effectiveness and efficiency of nursing measures rendered.
Feedback from patient/family and significant others.

8.Documents accurately the observation and services rendered to the patient