Burn center nurse vs surgical nurse

Differences between burn center nurse and surgical 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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Surgical nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage GI bleeds, asthmatics, bowel resections, fractures, patients with chest and feeding tubes.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Maintain BLS, NRP, ACLS
• Prepare patients for procedures, initiate and maintain intravenous therapy, and obtain 12-lead EKG.
• Establish care plans and perform care for ICU, CCU, cardiac, and neurological patients.
• Serve as a BLS/ ACLS instructor.
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