Circulating nurse vs visiting nurse

Differences between circulating nurse and visiting nurse duties and responsibilities

Circulating nurse example responsibilities.

• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Monitor vital signs in PACU and review discharge instructions to caretaker regarding procedure.
• Circulate ENT, plastics, GYN, GI, general, and orthopedic cases.
• Circulate mostly GU and GYN cases
• Assist in Pre-Op as needed.
• Assist in endoscopy for EGDS, Colonoscopys, and ERCPs.
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Visiting nurse example responsibilities.

• Provide care and manage gastrostomy, colostomy, and tracheostomy.
• Consult and teach HHA the best ways of achieving goals direct to improvement of functional status of patient and safety.
• Assist with obtaining proper DME and permanent services which permit patients to safely manage their medical treatment from their own home.
• Case management of Medicare and manage care patients, including coordination of services, obtaining insurance authorization, interdisciplinary communication.
• Complete CPI training to physically restrain patients.
• Assess clients for eligibility for preventive TB therapy and administer tuberculosis medication.
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