Home health nurse vs licensed practical nurse

Differences between home health nurse and licensed practical 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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Licensed practical nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage all operational aspects of the organizations open heart program while also serving in the role of APN.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide nursing care for med/surg patients in the transitional phase of recovery.
• Work up patients for the Dr, administer allergy testing, mix allergens.
• Perform emergency medical procedures, such as BLS, ACLS, and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Drug screens, phlebotomy wind care education of safety practices communications with treatment facilities as indicated/.
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