Coronary care unit nurse vs home care nurse

Differences between coronary care unit nurse and home care nurse duties and responsibilities

Coronary care unit nurse example responsibilities.

• Utilize ACLS protocols in managing emergencies.
• Organize and lead a cardiac rehabilitation program relate to physical and emotional health to ensure long-term patient well-being.
• Certify in ACLS and BLS during this period.
• Monitor EKG and hemodynamic status.
• Provide acute care for cardiac patients warranting close monitoring and often immediate critical nursing judgment.
• Work a short while in the cardiac catheter lab.
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Home care nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient care monitoring vital signs, performing physical assessment, checking patients medications for effectiveness.
• Enter the nursing profession working in an ICU step down unit, with medical and surgical patients.
• Care for many patients with complex issues with compassion and care and enhances the standard of care within the clinical area.
• Provide care for pediatric patients with chronic illnesses and pediatric ventilator and tracheostomy patients.
• Provide home dialysis services to patients receiving rehabilitation in a nursing home setting utilizing NxStage machines.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and treat per ACLS protocols
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