County nurse vs medical surgical staff nurse

Differences between county nurse and medical surgical staff nurse duties and responsibilities

County nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage high-acuity cardiac/pulmonary and psychiatric patients
• Prepare activities to occupy children while in the immunization clinic.
• Document and track any Ppd, or immunization adverse reaction.
• Manage high-acuity cardiac/pulmonary and psychiatric patients
• Perform field visits to clients' homes to educate them on the cause, effect and prevention of diabetes.
• Manage high-acuity cardiac/pulmonary and psychiatric patients

Medical surgical staff nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide comprehensive nursing care to a variety of in-patient medical, surgical and telemetry patients.
• Coordinate and provide direct patient care for cardiac/telemetry, surgical, orthopedic, respiratory, geriatric and pain management patients.
• Obtain CPR certification for the first time.
• Assist with patients that have acute active GI bleeding.
• Administer rapid response and cardiac arrest care as a part of resuscitation team.
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