registered practical nurse (R.P.N.) (Deep River)

Education

College/CEGEP.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications.
• Conduct specimen collection.
• Ensure infection control.
• Monitor nutritional intake.
• Observe and record medication's therapeutic and side effects.
• Record medication's therapeutic and side effects observations in patient files.
• Take vital signs.
• Monitor established respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy.
• Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families.
• Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures.
• Monitor patients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of the healthcare team.

Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses

• Completion of the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination.
• Securit...