We supply Band6 & Band7 ITU nurses – Working in complex and challenging settings both in hospitals and within the community . ITU nurses provide care for life-threatening medical conditions and injuries and may work with patients from the neonatal wards (NICU) to seniors.
Expected standards of practice include:
Check and record vital signs every hour
Head-to-toe assessment and documentation every 4 hours
Lab draws usually at least daily
Repositioning and skin integrity check every 2 hours
Wound care every shift
Frequent evaluation of continuous telemetry monitoring
Constant critical thinking to determine worst case scenarios
