Burn center nurse vs nurse educator

Differences between burn center nurse and nurse educator 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 educator example responsibilities.

• Achieve instructor level for both BLS and ACLS, supporting needs of nursing staff to maintain competency.
• Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures, and managing emergencies.
• Provide nursing education and clinical expertise to novice nurses entering ICU setting.
• Assist with maintaining staff certification in ACLS and BLS, advocate keeping current with unit specific certifications.
• Involve in program development for the cardiology and cardiovascular surgery departments.
• Develop standardized patient care plans for medical diagnoses and oncology patients for use with the hospital computerize documentation system.
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