SCHEMES OF SERVICE FOR THE NURSING CADRE

Key Duties and Responsibilities
(a) To perform administrative duties at ward/ unit level
(b) To ensure that quality nursing care is achieved by implementing
nursing protocols
(c) To ensure the smooth running of wards/units by allocating duties
to nursing staff and students
(d) To ensure that wards/units are adequately equipped with
equipment, supplies and drugs and ensure their safe custody.
(e) To provides educational and counselling services to staff, and
patient attendants.
(f) To carries out on-job teaching of midwifery, medical and nursing
students.
(g) To participate in research and community education activities
(h) Ensures strict adherence to ethical practice by self and the health
care team.
(i) To provide support supervision to staff on the unit.
Key Results Areas
(a) Quality of nursing care has improved patient satisfactory levels as
a result of available nursing services within the wards all the time
(b) Patient satisfaction levels have greatly improved as a result of
nurses following clearly written nursing protocols that define a care
plan for nurses for each particular condition or disease
(c) Patients are satisfied with nursing care as a result of proper
deployment of nursing staff/students in the wards
(d) Working conditions have been enhanced with availability of
adequate medical equipment, supplies, and drugs
(e) Nurses/midwife students are competent and confident and patient
satisfaction levels have improved because of the quality care
delivered by nurses/midwife students
(f) Nurses/midwives do the work that is expected of them in a
professional manner; and this result is a consequence of the Senior
nursing officer’s professionalism in managing performance through
continuous supervision, and periodic appraisals
(g) Research has contributed to the body of knowledge, and research
has led to innovations that are beneficial to the profession
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