Certified nurse practitioner vs certified nurse midwife

Differences between certified nurse practitioner and certified nurse midwife duties and responsibilities

Certified nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage patients with multiple complex medical conditions while collaborating with multiple specialties and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide total care of patients recovering from amputations, cerebral vascular accidents, spinal cord injury/surgery and joint replacements.
• Position require assessment, diagnosis, work-up and interpretation of diagnostics, in addition to effectively communicating with all physicians.
• Perform history and physical exam upon admission including dictation of findingsfollow by discharge summaries.

Certified nurse midwife example responsibilities.

• Manage pap smear results using the most up-to-date ACOG guidelines including HPV testing, colposcopy, biopsy and ECC as indicated.
• Manage clinic personnel who supervise graduate clinical students and provide emergency midwifery clinical coverage to staff as necessary.
• Maintain clinical privileges at an academic institution managing patients in a high acuity setting in concert with maternal fetal medicine specialists.
• Participate in CQI/chart reviews, revise midwifery patient education system, assist with monthly scheduling of CNM's.
• Initiate and maintain electronic medical record (EMR) meaningful use application process with Medicaid.
• Full scope midwifery practice offering prenatal, perinatal, postpartum and gynecological services.
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