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Infection Control Nurse
Infection Control Nurse maintains standards, policy & procedures in infection control measures in the hospital and minimizes hospital acquired infections in patients and staff & clinically supervises all category staff. The ICN is one of the key members in the HICC committee who work on two fronts simultaneously – i.e. Monitoring & Preventing.
Infection control nursing is a novel speciality which is gaining popularity. The infection control nurse with other members of the team monitors the infection rates throughout the hospital and is responsible for making sure the infection control practices mandated are followed.
There are 2 infection Control Nurses who monitor infection control measures, educate, coordinate & conduct research activities at Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre.
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Pain Management Nurse
Pain Management Nurse is responsible and accountable to ensure that a patient receives appropriate evidence-based nursing assessment and intervention which effectively treats the patient’s pain and meets the recognized standard of care.
The use of pharmacological and non-pharmocological intervention to control the patient’s identified pain. Pain Management extends beyond pain relief, encompassing the patient’s quality of life, ability to work productively, to enjoy recreation, to function normally in the family and society.
At Lilavati Hospital we have 2 Pain Management Nurses who assess the patients for pain & they take all reasonable means to alleviate the patient’s pain & intervene appropriately under the guidance of the Anaesthetists.
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OR Nursing
OR Nursing is a specialty in itself; with the state of the art 12 Operation Theatres at Lilavati Hospital where all kinds of complex surgeries are performed the registered Nurse gets a rich & varied experience & become a specialized OR Nurse. The Registered Nurse after joining the Operation theatre duty gets a complete package of Orientation & circulating to different OTs & CSSD, thus facilitating complete learning.
Initiatives to improve patient safety and efficiency in operating theatres by introducing the WHO Safe Surgery Checklist & Quality Assurance programme for OT.
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Critical Care Nursing
At Lilavati Hospital there are 5 Intensive care units which covers a variety of surgical speciality intensive care units, medical, neonatal and coronary care unit. Competent critical care nurses, under the guidance of able nursing leaders, render comprehensive nursing care to the critically ill patients. The state- of- the art equipment and best and class practice makes it a unique arena of learning.
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Quality Assurance in Nursing
The team of Nursing Supervisors, Nurse Officers along with the staff development team strives to maintain the quality of nursing care in accordance with the international standards. Several quality indicators are identified and tracked monthly. Reports based on this monthly tracking are analyzed and communicated to the management there by helping them in developing effective procedures.
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Oncology Nursing
A specialized Heamatology Oncology unit with the advanced technology exists at Lilavati Hospital only the trained Nurses provide Chemotherapy to the patients with different Oncology ailments.
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Stroke Nursing
Nurses play a pivotal role in all phases of care of the stroke patient. Stroke nursing is a specialist area of clinical, practice that focuses on meeting the holistic needs of individuals and families arising from the varied consequences of stroke. Nurses are actively involved in all stages of the stroke journey including hyperacute and acute care, rehabilitation, community care and long-term support.
The stroke unit at Lilavati Hospital a speciaslised 4 bedded unit where stroke patients are catered to providing opportunity to Nurses to provide comprehensive care to them.
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CPR Team Nursing
Specialized Nurses who are trained in Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support participate in Medical emergencies and Code Blue Events.