Internal medicine nurse practitioner vs surgical nurse practitioner

Differences between internal medicine nurse practitioner and surgical nurse practitioner duties and responsibilities

Internal medicine nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage continuity of care for complex general internal patients with limit resources-diabetes, hypertension, psychiatric, and homeless.
• Work cohesively with primary care doctors while functioning autonomously in daily care of patients.
• Work with collaborating physician to provide care to hospitalize patients with multiple co-morbid conditions.
• Prescribe age-specific physical therapy and rehabilitation.
• Prescribe age-specific physical therapy and rehabilitation.

Surgical nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage appropriate changes to individualize care plan to ensure cost and time efficacy in an outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation office.
• Work in cancer screening to include screening of skin, gyn, breast, and prostate.
• Educate the patients on their treatment plans including any necessary or recommend disciplines within the multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct chart reviews and focused/comprehensive history and physical examinations on patients prior to undergoing surgery in the main operating room.
• Prescribe age-specific physical therapy and rehabilitation.
• Prescribe age-specific physical therapy and rehabilitation.