Critical care nurse vs registered professional nurse

Differences between critical care nurse and registered professional nurse duties and responsibilities

Critical care nurse example responsibilities.

• Interpret laboratory results, EKG readings, cardiac monitors, managing medication drips, and ventilator settings.
• Monitor chemotherapy and administration of oral chemo medication, obtain laboratory specimens to manage client status via central lines.
• Work on the general units of rehabilitation, geriatrics, and telemetry.
• Work in critical care floors ranging from MICU to SICU to regular ICU.
• Perform emergency medical procedures such as BLS, ACLS, and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Care for patients with a wide variety of critical illnesses and are CCRN certify for many years.
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Registered professional 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 direct patient care to but not limit to acute, palliative care, and oncology patients.
• Provide telemetry monitoring for cardiac patients.
• Involve in prescribing patients individual rehabilitation programs in conjunction with staff exercise physiologists and helping patients meet their expect goals.
• Provide excellent and compassionate ICU patient care.
• Assist ICU manager with scheduling and work assignments.
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