Cardiac nurse specialist vs cardiovascular specialist

Differences between cardiac nurse specialist and cardiovascular specialist duties and responsibilities

Cardiac nurse specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Work with patients to recover normal lifestyles post cardiac events including surgery, in a cardiac rehabilitation clinical environment.
• Develop and implement exercise programs for cardiac and pulmonary patients, stress testing, cardiac monitoring, and patient education
• Monitor and interprets data from EKG and telemetry within scope of nursing care.
• Monitor for life threatening EKG changes and administer appropriate therapy in treating patient.
• Identify critical conditions and take the appropriate action to contact the physician for surgery, rapid response, or ICU care.
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Cardiovascular specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage central Texas territory, selling cardiovascular and diabetes medications to physician specialists and healthcare institutions.
• Provide numerous in-services to new residents, medical staff and nursing staff for cardiac rehabilitation awareness and modification of risk factors.
• Perform electrocardiogram (EKG) and treadmill stress test.
• Code and review heart catheter lab reports; inpatient and outpatient.
• Rotate general cardiology office triage.
• Advance ECG interpretation of patterns relate to infarction/ischemia and arrhythmias.
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