Nurse Extern Graduate Nurse Nights
Company: Southern Tennessee Regional Health System- Winches
Location: Winchester
Posted on: March 17, 2023
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Job Description:
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System - WinchesterA nurse
externship is a recent graduate awaiting boards. They are meant to
give the nursing student more clinical experience and confidence
prior to boards. Nurse externs work under the supervision of an
experienced registered nurse serving as coach. Nurse externs may
also have the opportunity to take nursing workshops and attend
conferences during the extern period. Nurse externships also help
new nurses gain exposure to nursing specialties, such as pediatrics
or geriatric nursing.Nurse externs assist the mentor nurse in
regular nursing duties.They usually may not administer medications
or begin IVs by themselves, but can assist in these and a number of
other procedures.Nurse externs may also provide or assist with
personal patient care such as bathing, oral hygiene, dressing, and
changing bed linens.Different nurse externships have differing
requirements, but in general, the nurse extern must currently be
enrolled in a nursing program and have completed at least one year
or nursing school.They may be required to have completed at least
clinical nursing course prior to the externship.Nurse externs learn
to perform duties common to the departments they are training in,
such as triage, resuscitation, general patient care, charting and
patient assessment.Nurse externs can generally not perform any
duties independently, but must work under the direct supervision
and approval of the registered nurse serving as mentor and
coach.Perform other duties as assigned.Works only under the direct
supervision of an RN.Attends in staff meetings, in-service,
projects.Adheres to and supports policies and procedures of the
STRHS.Maintains a neat and professional appearance in compliance to
the existing dress code.
Keywords: Southern Tennessee Regional Health System- Winches, Huntsville , Nurse Extern Graduate Nurse Nights, Other , Winchester, Alabama
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