Child's nurse vs pediatric nurse

Differences between child's nurse and pediatric nurse duties and responsibilities

Child's nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage chronic care conditions like diabetes, hypertension, asthma and HIV.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Give TB shoot and read results as ordered.
• Give TB test and check test for positive or negative.
• Act as an infection control coordinator, maintaining tuberculosis and hepatitis standards.
• Assess psychiatric needs, formulate treatment plans, administered/monitore effects of psychotropic medications/ instruct patients and families.
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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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