Legal nurse consultant vs surgical nurse

Differences between legal nurse consultant and surgical 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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Surgical nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage GI bleeds, asthmatics, bowel resections, fractures, patients with chest and feeding tubes.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Maintain BLS, NRP, ACLS
• Prepare patients for procedures, initiate and maintain intravenous therapy, and obtain 12-lead EKG.
• Establish care plans and perform care for ICU, CCU, cardiac, and neurological patients.
• Serve as a BLS/ ACLS instructor.
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