Lok Nayak Hospital 
The ward sister is responsible to the Ng Superintendent/Matron for the management of the wards and supervisions of the nursing and domestic staff. She would be assisted in carrying out the following duties by staff nurse clinical and domestic staff as the case may be. The main aim of the ward sister should be to foster team spirit in her area of work.
- NURSING CARE OF PATIENT
- Admission and discharge of patient.
- Efficient nursing care personal comfort and toiled of patient, administration of Drugs and Treatment, observation and recording.
- Patient’s diet.
- Assistance, to medical staff in examination of patients and treatment.
- Rounds with medical staff.
- Assistance at or supervision of clinical investigations, pre-operative and post operative care.
- Maintenance of patient records.
- Care of patient’s personal effects in accordance with hospital rules.
- Following of prescribed rules regarding accident or death of a patient.
- Giving and receiving reports.
- Information to relatives and friends.
- Intimation to Ng Supd./Matron of any special emergency in the ward.
- TEACHING OF NURSING STUDENTS
- Planned and incidental teaching.
- Supervision of student’s work.
- Consultation and co-operation with sister tutor in arranging demonstration.
- Discussion with students to promote good attitudes, complete ‘record of practical work’ and in valuation to confidential reports.
- WARD STAFF
- Assignment of work and arrangement of duties by taking rott-calls of nursing and domestic staff.
- Co-ordination and facilitating work of other staff, e.g. occupational therapist, social worker, dietician, voluntary worker.
- In-service training.
- Orientation of new staff.
- Maintaining good relationships among all categories of staff and with patients and their relatives.
- Discipline of nursing and domestic staff. Reporting on absence of staff.
- Confidential reports.
- WARD MANAGEMENT
- Cleanliness of ward, its annexes and environments.
- Linen and ward equipment-up-keep and repairs.
- Custody of dangerous drugs. Records of their administration.
- Indents for drugs, surgical supplies, stores, diets.
- Maintenance of stock registers, inventories.
- Interpretations of hospital policies & regulations and their implementation.
- Investigation of complaints.
- Issue of stores etc.
- Control of visitors.
- GENERAL
- Rounds with medical staff and N. Supd./Matron.
- Taking round special visitors.
- Participation in staff education and staff meetings.
- Participation in professional activities.
- Any other duty as may be specified from time to time.