Patient Interactions as a Unit Secretary (Video)

As a Unit Secretary, there are a lot of times when we do interact with the patients.

Some examples include:

• Feeding the patient (make sure the patient is not an aspiration precaution).
• Raise and lower the Head of the Bed (check with the nurse first to make sure that there are no orders for it to remain at a certain degree).
• If the patient is sitting in a recliner, you can raise the feet part (check with the nurse first to make sure that there are no orders for the patient to remain in a certain position).
• Wheel the patient down when they are discharged.
• Take blankets, pillowcases, juice, ice to the patient when they call on the call light.
• Sometimes, the patient does not want to be alone and just wants someone in the room with them. If you can spare a few minutes, just sit and talk with them.