Student Nurse Essential Functions
Listed below are the Essential Functions of a Student Nurse at Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing. Applicants need to be aware of the Essential Functions prior to attendance. Please read this form carefully, you will be asked to sign this form at the interview. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the School of Nursing of any disability impacting on his or her ability to perform the essential functions prior to entering Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing.
Essential Function Performance Requirements
Ability to use senses
Visual acuity with corrective lenses to identify color changes in skin, respiratory movement in patients; read fine print/writing on physicians orders, monitors, equipment calibrations, measure medications in syringes, IV’s, etc.
Hearing ability with auditory aids to hear monitor alarms, emergency signals, call bells, telephone orders; to hear blood pressure, heart, lung and abdominal sounds with a stethoscope; to understand a normal speaking voice without viewing the speaker’s face.
Tactile ability to feel differences in skin temperature and to perform physical assessment.
Motor Ability
Physical ability to walk long distances, to stand for prolonged periods, to lift, move, and transfer patients/equipment of 20 lbs. or more, to maneuver in limited space, to perform CPR, to provide routine and emergency care, to have manual dexterity and feeling ability of hands to insert tubes, prepare medications, and perform technical skills.
Ability to Communicate
Ability to communicate effectively in English in verbal and written form through interaction with patients, family, and healthcare members from a variety of social, emotional, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds; to write clearly and correctly on patient’s record for legal documentation.
Ability to Problem-Solve
Intellectual and conceptual ability to think critically in order to make decisions, which includes measuring, calculating, reasoning, analyzing, prioritizing and synthesizing data.
Ability to Maintain Emotional Stability
Ability to function safely under stress and adapt to changing clinical and patient situations.