INTRODUCTION

Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families and communities so they may attain, maintain or recover optimal health and quality of life

SANCTIONED AND EXISTING NURSING PERSONNEL

Nursing department is presently being managed by acting CNO assisted by one Nursing Superintendent ,Nine Deputy Nursing Superintendent and 60 Assistant Nursing Superintendent .Deputy Nursing Supdtt are managing full blocks and wards are being managed by Assistant Nursing Supdtt. and Senior Nursing Officers.

Specialized & Extended Role of Nurses

            Infection Control Nurse : One Deputy Nursing Superintendent Epidemiology along with 5 infection control nurses are managing the Hospital Acquired Infection and also doing surveillance of Communicable Diseases.   

Biomedical waste management: One Senior Nursing Officer is nominated for the training of surveillance of nurses in Biomedical Waste Management in Hospital.

Transplant co-ordinator: Nursing staff has been deputed as Transplant co- coordinators.  They are encouraging  and promoting organ donation and Eye donation.

Trauma Nurse Coordinator: Four Nursing officials are  working as Trauma Nurse Coordinators. They are tracking  the Medical /Nursing  management of patients in Emg  deptt and Advance Trauma Centre.

Objectives of nursing in hospital

Need based care.

Maximum comfort to the patient.

Timely and continuous care for the sick.

Accurate assessment of illness.

Ensure qualitative, quantitative, efficient and effective nursing care.

Health education to patients and attendants

Privacy at all level

Effective nursing

An effective nursing is always based on nursing process which is an organized and systematic approach to nursing care that prioritizes patient assessment and management

Nursing process

• ASSESMENT-  First and most important component of the whole nursing process
• PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION- Action plan for care is formulated and then implemented.
• EVALUATION-  Final step of care, in this step both the patient’s status and the effectiveness of nursing care is continuously evaluated and care plan modified as required.

STAFTING

 Nurse patient ratio is being calculated and maintained as per SIU norms.

In services education Programme:

To improve knowledge of nursing staff classes are being organized on following topic as regular basis in CNO Office.

 Safe Blood Transfusion

 Biomedical waste management

 Infection control

 Communication and behavior

 Day to day problems in Nursing service :-

1. Shortage of trained nurses.

        2.   Shortage of Supervisory Staff

Foreseen for better nursing service administration in the next millennium

1. Autonomy of professional activities
2. Independent nursing practices
3. Speciality nursing
4. Nursing care audit
5. Qualitative nursing care
6.  CNE  Cell  for nurses training
7.  Nursing research
8. Separate nursing budget
9. Renewal of licenses based on education and examination.