Nursing professionals provide treatment, support and care services for people who are in need of nursing care due to the effects of ageing, injury, illness or other physical or mental impairment, or potential risks to health. They assume responsibility for the planning and management of the care of patients, including the supervision of other health care workers, working autonomously or in teams with medical doctors and others in the practical application of preventive and curative measures.
Skill level:
Highly skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Nursing professionals - from PK 78,012 to PK 361,122 per month - 2025.
- A Nursing professionals typically earns between PK 78,012 and PK 139,855 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between PK 92,106 and PK 196,691 per month for a working week of 48 hours.
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- A Specialist nurse in human health and social work activities in scale 6 with 5 years or more experience earned minimum Rs26,400.00 and maximum Rs88,475.00 per month in 2020.
- A Head Nurse in human health and social work activities in scale 9 with 5 years or more experience earned minimum Rs77,641.00 and maximum Rs126,492.00 per month in 2020.
- A Head Nurse in human health and social work activities in scale 7 with 5 years or more experience earned minimum Rs33,000.00 and maximum Rs101,326.00 per month in 2020.
Role Responsibilities
- Planning, providing and evaluating nursing care for patients according to the practice and standards of modern nursing
- Coordinating the care of patients in consultation with other health professionals and members of health teams
- Developing and implementing care plans for the biological, social, and psychological treatment of patients in collaboration with other health professionals
- Planning and providing personal care, treatments and therapies including administering medications, and monitoring responses to treatment or care plan
- Cleaning wounds and applying surgical dressings and bandages
- Monitoring pain and discomfort experienced by patients and alleviating pain using a variety of therapies, including the use of painkilling drugs
- Planning and participating in health education programmes, health promotion and nurse education activities in clinical and community settings
- Answering questions from patients and families and providing information about prevention of ill-health, treatment and care
- Supervising and coordinating the work of other nursing, health and personal care workers
- Conducting research on nursing practices and procedures and disseminating findings such as through scientific papers and reports
