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Northern Light Health
New Grad RN Residency Med Surg Nurse
Hybrid-based
ONET: 29-1141.00
1
Years
103
Skills
227h
Related instructions
2000h
On-the-job training
Classroom instruction topics
Quality Assurance & General Patient Care
Nurse Residency Program
Unit Orientation
Unit-Based Continuing Education
Advanced Clinical Skills
On-the-job training
Unit-Based Orientation
Demonstrates an understanding unit policy and procedure.
Demonstrates an understanding of the physical environment.
Demonstrates the ability to access online resources.
Demonstrates the ability to successfully insert and care for a peripheral IV.
Demonstrates the ability to successfully perform peritoneal dialysis.
Demonstrates the ability to use standard equipment in the delivery of patient care.
Demonstrates the ability to safely and accurately perform the daily duties of the Registered Nurse
Hourly rounding
Bedside handoff
Unit to unit and facility to facility handoff
Physician communication with appropriate documentation
Participates in Multi-Disciplinary Rounds
Delegates and supervises tasks to Nursing Technician
Communicates effectively with patients and family
Recognizes need for and provides emotional support
Recognizes change patient clinical status/deterioration, responds and escalates to charge RN/physician
Acts as an advocate for the patient and family
Demonstrates professional and accountability for nursing practice
Treats patient and family with dignity and respects and maintains patient safety
Communicates professionally and respectfully with peers and members of the interdisciplinary team
Recognizes situations that require mandated reporting and follows appropriate reporting process
Completes ADLS/I&O in a timely manner with appropriate documentation
Assess for and implements interventions ordered to mitigate risk for VTE
Provides ongoing patient and family education with respect to assessed learning needs
Minimize use of verbal/telephone orders and performs read-back
Verbalizes the rationale for Nurse Order Review and completes for all new orders
Accurately interprets and responds to lab values
Demonstrates appropriate clinical alarm management
Consistently ensures a safe environment of care and adheres to infection control measures
Adheres to safe patient handling/patient ambulation practices
Initiates standard fall precautions for all patients
Assesses patient fall risk and institutes/documents appropriate fall precautions
Evaluates patient medication list for medications that may increase fall risk and implements interventions based on this assessment
Communicates fall risk and interventions with members of the patient care team
Participates in post-fall huddles and ensures completion of post-fall huddle form
Demonstrates proper infection control measures
Follows procedure for care of re-usable instruments
CAUTI prevention measures
CLABSI prevention measures
Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Universal Protocol
Restraints
Influenza and pneumococcal screening and vaccination
Reports all adverse patient safety events per policy
Demonstrates the ability to safely manage and administer medications:
Correctly operates Pyxis machine
Accurately and safety administers medication per policy
Describes how/ reports medication errors, near misses, and Adverse Drug Events
Manages medications appropriately in response to lab values and vital signs
Administers and titrates oxygen appropriately via standard delivery devices
Safely manages Alaris pump
Safely disposes of medications
Safely stores medications
Accurately completes and documents 2 RN check process for high-alert medications (heparin, insulin, and blood transfusions)
Demonstrates the ability to accurately complete a patient admission, transfer, and discharge
Admission
Transfer
Discharge
Demonstrates the ability to perform and document a systems assessment
Neurological assessment
ENT assessment
Respiratory assessment
Cardiovascular assessment
GI assessment
GU assessment
Integumentary assessment
Pain assessment
Demonstrates the ability to implement disease-specific protocols and education
Stroke
Sepsis
Required discharge education with documentation
Demonstrates the ability to provide wound care: Dry sterile and wet to dry
Demonstrates the ability to provide wound care: VAC Dressing
Demonstrates the ability to provide wound care: Intentionally-retained packing process
Demonstrates the ability to provide wound care: Wound RN consult process
Demonstrates the ability to properly assess and care for lines, tubes, and drains
Peripheral lines/PICC
Port-a-cath
Central Lines
Dialysis catheter
Line draws for lab specimens
Naso/Oro/Gastric tubes
Foley catheter
Catheter irrigation/CBI
Chest Tube
Surgical drains
Ostomy drains
Tracheostomy/laryngectomy care and emergency management
Demonstrates the ability to provide comfort care and post-mortem care
Verbalizes an understanding of the dying process
Provides emotional support to families of patients on comfort care
Completes organ donation process
Provides post-mortem care
Demonstrates the ability to prepare patient for a procedure/surgery
Verification of orders and consent
Pre-op pregnancy test
Pre-op bath
Pacemaker/defibrillator
Universal protocol for bedside procedures
CAD bundle documentation for central line insertions
Demonstrates the ability to provide population-specific patient care
Pregnant patients (as applicable to unit)
Social, cultural, and religious diversity
Patients with mental illness
Patients with substance use disorder
Neonatal (as applicable to unit)
Infant (as applicable to unit)
Pediatric (as applicable to unit)
Adolescent (as applicable to unit)
Adult
Geriatric
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Northern Light Health
State:
Maine
Headquarters location:
Waterville, ME (04901)
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