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