Nursing care is provided to patients of all age groups, in a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient settings and specialties, as described below. Care is provided in accordance with Hospital and departmental polices, procedures, and standards of practice. Each nursing unit is managed by a Patient Care Manager, who has 24-hour responsibility and accountability for the nursing care provided on the unit. An RN assesses, plans, and evaluates the nursing care for each patient. New employee orientation training is provided through Nursing Staff Development, and is coordinated with unit preceptors.
All nurses have a thorough individualized orientation based on their needs and experience.
Patient Care Technicians must be nursing students or certified as nursing assistants. Their unit-specific orientation program is tailored to their needs and the expanded skills required for their unit. Copyright 1997, University of Kentucky.