Night Shift Nurse

[barishan, BSN]

Hello

 

Some days ı become a night shift nurse. the shift nurse usually the most experienced nurse and the responsible nurse becomes the nurse chef trusts. I know. The word has passed into our language as a shift. But it means the nurse who teaches the team at night.
He is responsible for narcotic drugs and reporting. At night, the nurses in that service consult with that nurse. If the shift nurse cannot resolve the situation, she is interviewed by the supervisor. They can do the patient distribution again, etc.. 
is there a similar practice in your country or hospital?

It's more like being a chef (responsible) nurse at night, but my title is still a staff nurse.

 

There is no lpn or ADN in our country. We all work under a nurse's license (like RN). There are patient care staff only for a physical assistance.

[Davey Do]

barishan said:

He is responsible for narcotic drugs and reporting. At night, the nurses in that service consult with that nurse. If the shift nurse cannot resolve the situation, she is interviewed by the supervisor. They can do the patient distribution again, etc.. 
is there a similar practice in your country or hospital?

The hospitals that I've worked in my career have similar staff responsible on the night shift for different duties, barishan.

A House Supervisor is typically a seasoned nurse with a good amount of time at the facility who is pretty much in charge of the hospital. Each unit or floor then has a charge nurse who may work with other RNs and/or LPNs & CNAs or Techs.

The chain of command is followed should any problem arise: CNA or Tech > LPN > RN >Charge Nurse > House Supervisor. For example, if a patient has a situation where which the direct card staff can't handle, the House Supervisor is informed of the problem.

Narcotic counts are usually done every shift by an off going and oncoming nurse.

The last hospital where I worked, the House Supervisor assigned beds on the medical floors to patients coming from the ER, however, the Charge Nurse on the psych units typically assigned the beds for those patients.

[barishan, BSN]

thanks for answer thank you this is very descriptive