Advanced practice psychiatric nurse vs clinical nurse specialist

Differences between advanced practice psychiatric nurse and clinical nurse specialist duties and responsibilities

Advanced practice psychiatric nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage staff of medical personnel providing care for telemetry, geriatric and general medicine patients.
• Formulate diagnosis and make recommendations for treatment and disposition to clinical staff.
• Oversee and provide leadership for professional staff on a medical surgical orthopedic unit with oversight of scheduling and performance management.
• Maintain JCAHO standards including policy development, infection prevention, quality management, and risk management.
• Contribute substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation; establishing and implementing policies and procedures, protocols, and require assessments.

Clinical nurse specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage chronic conditions (CHF, COPD, DM, ESRD) in a medically complex patient population.
• Supervise and manage hypertension clinic.
• Manage continuity of care for complex general internal patients with limit resources-diabetes, hypertension, psychiatric, and homeless.
• Consult and follow patients in the ICU, emergency room, on the floor, and in clinic.
• Coordinate care of vascular patients from preoperative throughout hospital stay, assess home care needs and rehabilitation placement.
• Interview staff, recommend hiring, provide direct supervision, initiate disciplinary actions, and ensure quality care for veteran patients.
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