The nurse provides medical care in healthcare facilities or at home for patients suffering from chronic or acute physical and mental illness. He works in institutions such as hospitals, private clinics, schools, health centers, prisons.
What Does a Nurse Do, What Are Their Duties?
Responsibilities of nurses, who are responsible for meeting all the medical needs of the patients in their care, can be grouped under the following headings;
- Evaluating and planning patient care needs,
- Preparing patients for examinations
- Providing care to the patient before and after the operation,
- Administering drugs and serums,
- Reporting patients' medical histories and monitoring changes in their condition,
- Taking a patient blood sample and recording it,
- The patient; to report by making blood pressure, sugar, fever measurements,
- Providing immediate care in medical emergencies such as car accidents, burns, heart attacks and strokes,
- Paying attention to all aspects of patient care, including physical activity and proper nutrition.
- To give psychological and moral support to the patient, his friends and family,
- To maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with the regulations,
- Working with professionals
How to Become a Nurse
- Having problem solving skills and multitasking ability,
- Empathy for the suffering of patients,
- To be able to communicate effectively,
- To have ethical values that will guide personal and professional behaviors,
- attention to details,
Nurse Salaries 2022
The salary of a nurse who is appointed with the KPSS exam and works in public institutions is around 7.700 TL. The salaries of contracted nurses working in university hospitals are around 5.000 TL. The salaries of nurses working in research hospitals or state hospitals on a contractual basis are around 6.875 TL. The salaries of nurses in private hospitals, on the other hand, vary according to the status of the nurse and working conditions.
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