Hospice volunteer vs staff nurse

Differences between hospice volunteer and staff nurse duties and responsibilities

Hospice volunteer example responsibilities.

• Manage patient care monitoring vital signs, performing physical assessment, checking patients medications for effectiveness.
• Provide compassion and care to patients and families, promoting comfort, independence, and dignity.
• Develop communication, presentation, and public speaking skills by presenting in a one-on-one or one-to-many setting
• Develop relationships and provide spiritual and emotional support to patients and families through active listening and a compassionate presence.
• Translate for Spanish-speaking job seekers at LDS employment services.
• Plan lessons to teach people about the LDS religion and standards.
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Staff nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage and further help stabilize elective and urgent care surgical patients in their post-operative/post PACU admission to the floor.
• Accomplish extensive critical care course with EKG interpretation and yearly critical care medication exam.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Participate in discharge planning including teaching family members and patients wind care and medication administration process after discharge.
• Provide direct nursing care to patients in a variety of settings with an emphasis in critical care and PACU settings.
• Prepare patients for surgery and endoscopy procedures including initiating intravenous lines, physical assessments and administering medications.
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