Work of a nurse in a clinic
Important and significant is the work of a nurse in a polyclinic or outpatient clinic, where patients do not stay around the clock, but visit healthcare facilities during the daytime.
The outpatient service most often includes blocks:
- therapeutic;
- surgical;
- highly specialized;
- functional diagnostic rooms;
- X-ray diagnostic rooms;
- laboratory diagnostics;
- treatment rooms;
- vaccination room;
- physiotherapy rooms;
- pre-medical examination room;
- in an adult polyclinic or medical unit in the absence of a antenatal clinic in the locality - an obstetrics and gynecology department;
- sterilization department;
- support services.
At the same time, the work of a nurse in a polyclinic depends on the profile of the department and consists of the following:
- assistance to the doctor at the reception (therapist, surgeon, other narrow specialists);
- preparation for a minor operation and assistance during the operation (surgical, otrhinolaryngological, ophthalmological departments);
- carrying out functional tests, x-rays;
- sampling of biological fluids for clinical, biochemical, serological studies;
- disinfection and sterilization of medical instruments.
