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2. compare and contrast the duties of a hospital nurse today with the duties of a hospital nurse in 1887.
DUTIES IN 1887
- Mop the floors ward and daily sweep ,dust the patients furniture and windows sills
- Ward temperature maintain by bringing in a scuttle of coal for the days business
- To observe the patients ,light is important
Chimney trim wicks each day fill kerosene lamp
- To Aiding your physician work nurses notes are important
- you may Whittile nibs to your individual taste ,make your pen carefully
- Reporting time :- 7 A.M to 8 P.M
( SABBATH is except :- 12 noon to 2 P.M )
- If you go church you get two evening off a week
- graduate nurse that standing the director of nurse will be given an evening off courting purpose
- Each nurse should lay aside from each payday
- Give the director of nurse good resion to suspect her worth for those jobs :- smoking ,use liguor in any form ,gets her hair done at a beauty Parlour or frequent dance halls
TODAY'S NURSES DUTIES
- All condition are same that connects an emotional physiological to patients treatment
- the leve of treat is highly to cure the patients disease
- the timing of reporting of a nurse is fix ( 6 hours )
Except emergency condition
- electronic equipment doing more job to save time and reduse critical condition
- the system of recording is most of online to safe and secure
- the attachment of nurse with the patient is reduced because of technology ,
And it is also effective beacuse of nurse can operate it from far
- all barriers are replaced by electronic equipment
Role of nurse :- record medical history and symptoms
- collaborate with team to plan a patient care
- record sign and monitoring patients health
- Administrator treatment and medication
- Operate medical equipment
- Diagnostic test to perform
- educate patients about management of illness
- patients care is primary duties of a nurse
- belps doctor to create a care plan
- vocational nurse are trained to work are not allowed to act upon nursing judgement