Cardiac nurse specialist vs registered professional nurse

Differences between cardiac nurse specialist and registered professional 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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Registered professional nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide direct patient care to but not limit to acute, palliative care, and oncology patients.
• Provide telemetry monitoring for cardiac patients.
• Involve in prescribing patients individual rehabilitation programs in conjunction with staff exercise physiologists and helping patients meet their expect goals.
• Provide excellent and compassionate ICU patient care.
• Assist ICU manager with scheduling and work assignments.
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