Will also be established at the new campus of the Universit}

of The South

Pacific in Honiara, Solomon Islands and would then become tile recommended
The appropriate site of training nedds additional

site for such training.

evaluation along with a more extensive survey of dental manpqwer needs.

E.

Nursing
l.

Nursing assistants
Nurse

aids

assist

routine care of hospital

the practical

nurses and gradudte nurses

in

in-patients as wel] as with traffic flow and

routine duties in the out-patient department.

They can agsist with bed

making, bathing of patients, collection of and transport

of laboratory

specimens and similar duties that do not require the skill

of graduate

nurses.

They are supervised by the graduate nurses in

fharge of the

ward or clinic during that shift.
Their training is on the job training given by the ifMstructors of
the nursing school or more frequently by the administrafive nurse in

Charge of nursing service at the hospital.
2.

Practical Nurses
Practical nurses are able to perform the more complifated routine

nursing procedures and work in specialized clinics or [special

hospital wards.

care

|

They are supervised by the graduate nurse in charge

the ward or

clinic or the administrative nursing personne! of the hospital.
Their

training

practical nurses.
courses

of

negotiated

the

is

in

a six month

formal

training

This training can be obtained through
College

through

Mr.

of

Micronesia

Alfred

which

Capella,

at

the

course

for

Fhe extension

presdnt

would

extendion

be

service

coordinator, located in Majuro.
3.

Graduate nurses
Graduate nurses serve in two capacities, either aq

personnel or as staff nurses.
from practical

nurses.

The term staff nurse distifguishes them

Graduate nurses work in the outpatient and

emergency sections to screen patients, take vital signs,
examinations,

supervisory

change dressings,

give injections, preparpP

minor surgery, incise and drain abscesses, suture smal]

Assist during
wounds for
lacerations,

prepare admitting papers for patients to be admitted ahd make home
visits,

Inpatient

nursing

1]

consists

of

standard

hospfita!l

nursing

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