Hospitalist nurse practitioner vs staff nurse

Differences between hospitalist nurse practitioner and staff 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.

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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