Question

  

1. What are your daily duties?
2. What criteria do you use to assign residents /patients to nurses and nursing assistants and how do you ensure that the delegated work is completed?
3. What do you like about your job?
4. What are the most challenging aspects of your job?
5. What suggestions would you give to someone who would like to be a charge nurse?

Answer 1

1st Answer: A nurse's daily duties can vary greatly depending on the healthcare setting. During their daily routines nurses might administer medication, consult with other healthcare providers, monitor patients, educate individuals and family and be responsible for managing medical records.

2nd Answer: A nursing supervisor will delegate responsibilities to other based on the five rights of delegation which are right person, right task, right circumstances, right directions and communication, right supervision and evaluation. If the nursing supervisor follows these "Five rights of delegation" properly they would not have any problems in getting the delegated work completed.

3rd Answer: As a nurse, I enjoy getting to know people, solve all the painful issues and share their emotions whether it is happiness or sadness. I enjoy being helpful to others and I feel happy when I know that I am able to reach out to someone who needs help and be there for them in times of their physical pain. I feel happy when I see my patient go through the healing process of any disease. It is encouraging to see the patients fight critical illnessnesses and get back to normal. The patients will power always motivates me and I feel proud to be a part of this healing experience.

4th Answer: The most challenging aspects of a nurses job are; 1) Work injury / Disabling back pain, 2) shifts from hospital care to home care, 3) Learning technology and being updated with the current trends in Healthcare advancement, 4) not enough time for bedside care and 5) stressful environment.

5th Answer: For someone who want to be a charge nurse, I would advise that they have strong leadership skills, organizational skills, communication skills, and, of course, be seasoned in the clinical practice of nursing. They should be calm, empathetic, and being an assertive personality would also be helpful if they aim to be an effective leader.