Legal nurse consultant vs registered nurse

Differences between legal nurse consultant and registered nurse duties and responsibilities

Legal nurse consultant example responsibilities.

• Manage all immunization and vaccination programs and ensure compliance to establish program guidelines.
• Maintain a professional working relationship with hospital staff, physicians, manage care organizations, Medicare and Medicaid providers.
• Perform pulmonary function, EKG and audiology testing.
• Examine cases involving fraud and abuse of government-fund agencies, including Medicare and Medicaid.
• Coordinate OSHA require medical surveillance.
• Perform and complete physical examinations in accordance to OSHA requirements.
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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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