Guidelines for Staff Nurses On-Call Duties

DG of Health Services and Programmes

Acknowledgement

The Directorate General of Nursing Affairs acknowledges and appreciates the team who participated in developing and reviewing this policy, in particular the following task force members who made this document possible:

Mr. Suliman Al Abri

Directorate of Nursing Cadres and Health Institutions Support, DGNA

Dr. JJ van der Colff

Directorate of Nursing Cadres and Health Institutions Support, DGNA

Mrs. Maryam Al Mashari

Directorate of Nursing Cadres and Health Institutions Support, DGNA

Mr. Musa Sbeih

Directorate of Nursing Cadres and Health Institutions Support, DGNA

Acronyms:

DGNA

Directorate General of Nursing Affairs

MoH

Ministry of Health

HON Superintendent

Head of Nursing in each healthcare institution

DON

Director of Nursing in each Govemorate

HCI

Health Care Institution: Include all MOH hospitals and Primary and Secondary Healthcare Centers

HC

Health Center

1 - Introduction

These guidelines address all nurses working in health care institutions (HCI) not providing 24- hour on site services, and are therefore required to provide on-call services for emergencies.