Nurses needed urgently in lagos

job description
Nurses plan and provide medical and nursing care to patients in hospital, at home or in other settings who are suffering from physical or mental ill health.
Nursing students on diploma, degree and shortened postgraduate courses are eligible for NHS funding, some of which may be means-tested.
What does a nurse do? Typical employers | Qualifications and training | Key skills


Nurses work as part of a team of professional and medical staff that includes doctors, social workers and therapists.


Typical duties of the job include:


assessing and planning nursing care requirements
providing pre- and post-operation care
monitoring and administering medication and intravenous infusions
taking patient samples, pulses, temperatures and blood pressures
writing records
supervising junior staff
organising workloads
providing emotional support to patients and relatives
tutoring student nurses.
24-hour shift work can be requirement of the job.


Typical employers of nurses
hospitals
NHS Trusts
residential homes
agencies
health centres
schools
companies
GP practices
Advertisements appear in newspapers, NHS trusts' jobs lists and publications such as Nursing Times, Nursing Standard and Paediatric Nursing.


Qualifications and training required
Qualification necessitates undertaking a 3-year diploma course or a 3 to 4-year degree course. Graduates with a degree in a relevant subject such as life, health, biological or social sciences can qualify via a shortened 2-year postgraduate diploma course.


Key skills for nurses
good health and fitness
excellent teamwork skill
verbal and written communication skills
resilience
stamina.
Applications and cv's should be forward to [email protected]
succesful applicant will be contacted for interview