Nursing Care at SRM
- SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre houses about 575 clinical nurses, who put their heart and soul in providing 24/7 holistic care to our patients.
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Continuing Nursing Education (CNE):CNE is meticulously planned to help Nurses conform to the increased professional responsibilities and excel in performing standardized patient care. We create a skilled task force to equip them to meet the future demands of health care, using new teaching modalities that aid them to adapt to the ever changing health care technology.CNEs are scheduled twice a week and are carried out as per the year plan. In addition to the Nursing personnel, Doctors and other company representatives are also invited as external resource person.
- Our nurses nurture our patients with tender care and empower them with knowledge and help them gain confidence in caring for themselves and their loved ones.
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On the Job Training (OJT):OJT comprises of case presentations, nursing rounds, neo therapy modalities and common drug presentations in their own respective clinical units.
“As a nurse, we have the opportunity to heal the mind, soul, heart, and body of our patients, their families, and ourselves.”
— Maya Angelou
- High quality of patient care maintained by adequate staffing of competent and educated nurses.
- Monthly awards to nurses for best patient care and best grooming results in a conducive and rewarding work atmosphere.
- Senior nurses provide group teachings on relevant and common topics on patient education.
- Senior nurses provide group teachings on relevant and common topics on patient education.
- Efforts in staff welfare is taken to maximize employee retention, job satisfaction and productivity of nurses.
- Regular training for nurses working in Critical Care areas like Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit.
- Our nurses are the frontline warriors who looked after 5000 COVID-19 patients.
- Nurses recovered from COVID-19 have selflessly donated their plasma for Convalescent Plasma Therapy.
- All neophyte nurses go through 3 days of Nursing Induction and HR Induction comprising of lectures, demonstrations, skill stations, discussions, and activity-based learning.
- Novice nurses undergo a 2-week Competency-based Training Program that covers all basic nursing procedures and skills.
- Experienced nurses are assigned to newly joined nurses in each unit at ratios of 1:1 or 1:2 in a Preceptor-Preceptee Training Model.
- Leadership Development Unit sessions are held bimonthly to improve the clinical knowledge, administrative, and leadership skills of our Charge nurses, Nursing Supervisors and Assistant Nursing Superintendents through problem-based learning.
- Integration between Nursing Education and Nursing service contributes to the right mix of nursing practice and education.
- Educational Developmental Unit (EDU) enables students to learn through classroom teaching and bed side learning.
- Hospital Infection Control (HIC) Training provides ongoing infection control precautions training to our nurses.
- Voice Record Training is an initiative towards paperless in-patient documentation for our nurses.
- Our nurses take part in internal and external conferences present papers and also have won prizes.
- Designated Tissue Integrity Nurses, Medication Management Nurses, Patient Care Coordinator, etc.
- Senior Nursing professionals are responsible for enhancing emergency skill, facility management, safety of patients and co-workers, standard practices, accuracy of documentation, linen management, accountability of consumables, etc.
