Certified nurse practitioner vs certified registered nurse anesthetist

Differences between certified nurse practitioner and certified registered nurse anesthetist 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 registered nurse anesthetist example responsibilities.

• Manage CRNA staffing, scheduling and performance evaluations.
• Diagnose and manage common medical problems such as diabetes, COPD, and hypertension.
• Experience in managing type 2 DM, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, COPD, sleep apnea, and asthma.
• Manage use of anesthesia machine and mechanical ventilation.
• Manage acute rehabilitation and skil care inpatient population following orthopedic surgery until discharge.
• General cases, GI, GU, ortho, neuro, GYN, minor vascular, cath lab, surgery centers.
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