Nursing professionals
NKPD code: 2221
Description
Nursing professionals carry out treatment prescribed by a physician and provide assistance and care for people who need such care due to old age, injury, illness or other physical or mental impairment, or an existing potential risk to their health. They assume responsibility for planning, managing and evaluating patient care, including supervising other health workers, working autonomously or in teams with physicians and others in the practical application of preventive and curative measures. Nursing professionals perform the following main tasks: • providing nursing care to patients in accordance with modern medical practice and standards; • coordinating patient care in collaboration with other health and medical professionals; • preparing and implementing patient care programmes in collaboration with other health and medical professionals; • planning and providing personal care and treatment, including administering medicines and monitoring the body's response to treatment; • monitoring and caring for wounds, including applying dressings; • monitoring and relieving pain and discomfort experienced by patients using various methods, including analgesic medicines; • providing health information to and gathering it from patients and families on prevention, treatment and care; • supervising and coordinating the work of other health workers and support staff; • conducting research on nursing practices and preparing scientific papers and reports. Examples of occupations in this unit group: – Nurse – Nurse, anaesthesiology and intensive care – Nurse, home care – Nurse, social care – Nurse, public health – Nurse, resident (specialising) Excludes: – Midwife – 2222 – Feldsher (medical assistant) – 2240 – Lecturer, higher education institution – 2310 – Teacher, practical training – 2320 – Hospital orderly – 5321