Home health nurse vs head nurse

Differences between home health nurse and head nurse duties and responsibilities

Home health nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage an Alzheimer patient daily care including bathing, feeding and administer any medication.
• Instruct patients and relatives regarding techniques used in managing vascular access devices aim at facilitating client independence.
• Field NurseProvide care for patients discharge from hospital, skil care facility rehabilitation facility and referral from physician's office.
• Administer IM meds such as monthly B12
• Maintain and assess patient for daily MDS.
• Care of ventilator and TPN in home private duty
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Head nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Receive intensive training for critical care skill development upon transferring to the medical ICU.
• Perform advanced nursing care to acute/chronic medical/surgical, cardiac, thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic and oncology/ hematology patients.
• Certify staff in CPR and blood glucose monitoring.
• Develop and implement an intensive care class for the staff; implement ACLS class for all staff.
• Develop process improvement plan with bundles for sedation and ventilation.
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