Infection control practitioner vs registered nurse

Differences between infection control practitioner and registered nurse duties and responsibilities

Infection control practitioner example responsibilities.

• Treat acute illnesses and manage chronic conditions such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic pain, and diabetes.
• Manage team of medical support personnel, orient new clinical employees and develop new guidelines for chemotherapy administration.
• Provision of care includes health maintenance, disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment with specialty consultations as indicated.
• Develop IC plans, ICRA, performing CDC NHSN surveillance.
• Develop blood borne pathogen policy and exposure management program to meet OSHA and CDC requirements.
• Work collaboratively with staff, departments and administration to reduce the risk of hospital-acquir infections among patients.
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Registered nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient care for individuals with multiple diagnoses including COPD, diabetes, stroke and cardiac issues.
• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide care for cardiac patients in arrhythmia critical care unit, providing patient education and monitoring telemetry
• Re-Cover surgical patients immediately after heart and vascular surgery until transfer out of ICU.
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