assessing and planning nursing care requirementswriting care plans and recordsproviding pre- and post-operation caremonitoring a patient's conditioncarrying out routine investigations and care procedures, such as administering medication, injections and intravenous infusions, and taking patient samples, pulses, temperatures and blood pressuresdealing with emergenciessupervising junior stafforganising workloadstutoring student nursesproviding advice and promoting good healthproviding information, emotional support and reassurance to patients and relatives