Cardiac nurse specialist vs pediatric nurse

Differences between cardiac nurse specialist and pediatric nurse 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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Pediatric nurse example responsibilities.

• Provide continuous telemetry monitoring and managing multiple patients with multiple high-risk medical conditions, utilizing interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Coordinate care for acute and chronic pediatric oncology patients with an emphasis on family centered care and patient education.
• Certify in ACLS and BLS.
• Provide excellent patient care to children, showing compassion and nurturing while in office.
• Function as a staff nurse in a twelve bed ICU caring for patients with various illnesses.
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