Burn center nurse vs nurse

Differences between burn center nurse and nurse duties and responsibilities

Burn center nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage chemotherapy and other specialty infusions for outpatients including education and side effect management.
• Administer infusion therapies and manage adverse reactions including chemotherapy, blood products, immune modifiers and antibiotic therapy.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Coordinate care with physicians and therapy departments to further patient post-op rehabilitation.
• Assist non-compliant patients with cognitive behavioral techniques to overcome boundaries for resistance to treatment/care, improving medication adherence rates
• Participate in weekly interdisciplinary meetings with rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
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Nurse example responsibilities.

• Monitor patients' status during surgery (circulate in operating room) and manage patients in PACU.
• Manage high-acuity cardiac/pulmonary and psychiatric patients
• Monitor patients for cardiac rhythm changes and implement medication according to ACLS guidelines.
• Educate patients and families on diseases processes, medications, wind care, and iv infusion.
• Provide care for patients on medical/surgical, transplant, cardiac, orthopedic, postpartum, neonatal ICU, and psychiatric units
• Demonstrate competence in CPR and other medical emergency situations.
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