Home health nurse vs private duty nurse

Differences between home health nurse and private duty 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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Private duty nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage Ventriculostomies and interpret ICP and CVP readings.
• Manage patient care monitoring vital signs, performing physical assessment, checking patients medications for effectiveness.
• Communicate with medicaid, and insurance companies to ensure patients receive appropriate care and payment of procedures and medication.
• Provide daily assessments, ADL's medication management and any necessary medical treatments.
• Monitor ventilator and oxygen saturation regularly; offer medication, treatments, and tracheostomy care.
• Provide care to home bound individuals with tracheostomy, ventilator assistance patients, administration of medications, referrals
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