Hospitalist nurse practitioner vs operating room nurse

Differences between hospitalist nurse practitioner and operating room nurse duties and responsibilities

Hospitalist nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage continuity of care for complex general internal patients with limit resources-diabetes, hypertension, psychiatric, and homeless.
• Complete consultations for medical management history and physical on patients admit to the hospital by specialty physicians.
• Provide inclusive medical management as admitting, attending and/or consulting agent for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnosis.
• Skil at EKG interpretation and arrhythmia recognition and management.assist with transition and implementation of computerize provider order entry and documentation.
• Provide GYN consultation frequently for primary care providers.
• Serve as clinical instructor for foreign-train midwives requiring GYN experience for CNM certification.

Operating room nurse example responsibilities.

• Post op surgery assist recovery nurse with obtaining vitals signs and attaching EKG leads and oxygen.
• Achieve departmental goals and objectives by instituting SGNA standards and processes for inpatient and outpatient care.
• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• General surgery, ortho, GU, GI and ENT and dentals.
• Complete BLS and ACLS certification.
• Specialize in GYN, urology and orthopedics.
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