Adult nurse practitioner vs cardiology nurse practitioner

Differences between adult nurse practitioner and cardiology nurse practitioner duties and responsibilities

Adult nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage continuity of care for complex general internal patients with limit resources-diabetes, hypertension, psychiatric, and homeless.
• Interview and counsele patients about risk factor modification including cholesterol education, weight loss counseling and diabetes education.
• Maintain accurate client record of patient health status through use of EMR system.
• Used EMR for patient charting, lab reports, pharmacy and refer to specialist.
• Attend various educational lectures on new medications for management of diabetes.
• Provide collaborative oversight and medical management to complex patients in skil nursing facilities, to optimize care and clinical outcomes
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Cardiology nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Use AllScripts EMR in managing patient care and provide solo coverage of practice as needed.
• Work in collaboration with physicians providing physicals, admitting, managing, and discharging patients with cardiovascular disease.
• Transfer patient to ICU, CCU, or NICU.
• Provide emergency care and support utilizing BLS or ACLS protocols.
• Assess, diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.
• Advance and rapid ECG interpretation is essential in this triage.
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