- Check the communication book for any new instructions during every shift
- Check the assignment Register to know the assignment for the shift
- Check inventory of all equipment, and instruments as per the inventory register and inform the Team Leader/Nurse Manager in case of any discrepancies noted
- Inquire and know about the following:
- Department Census
- Admissions in the department
- Transfer in and Transfer out
- Discharge/DAMA
- Death
- Medico- legal Cases
- Details of patients undergoing special investigations/invasive procedures and or Surgery
- Details of patients requiring special considerations (Barrier Nursing Precautions, VIPs, Relatives of Employees etc.)
- Planned discharges during the shift
- Others:
- Issues related to Support Services (Diet/Laundry/Stores/Pharmacy/Maintenance/CSSD/Bio-Medical/Billing/Housekeeping etc.)
- Interdepartmental lending /borrowing of equipment’s or consumables and drugs
- Takeover of assigned patients and receive recent admission/transfer-in to the department
- Orient the patient and relative to the unit




- Carry out Nursing Assessment to have baseline data of patients assigned / received
- Inform necessary details to the Doctor on duty
- Plan, prioritize, implement and evaluate nursing care
- Carry out the instructions of the doctor and administer treatment as advised
- Attend the Consultant's rounds and update changes/special instructions in patient's record
- Carry out changes / special instructions as advised by the Consultant
- Assist for procedures as required at the bedside
- Monitor patients closely as per hospital protocol or as advised by the doctor
- Complete documentation of assessment findings, investigations done, procedures carried out and the treatment given to the patient during the shift according to hospital protocol
- Ensure that adequate supply of medicines and consumables are available with the patient
- Ensure that drugs and consumables in excess or not to be used are returned to the respective depa

📌 Senior Staff Nurse (Pune)
🏢 Jupiter Hospital
📍 Pune