Licensed nursing assistant vs registered nurse

Differences between licensed nursing assistant and registered nurse duties and responsibilities

Licensed nursing assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage memory unity within facility.
• Perform assessments, responsible for medication administration, wind care treatment, documentation and aiding in the residents' ADL's.
• Set up telemetry units, EKG remove hep locks, stock order, assist patients with healing and recovery after surgery.
• Provide medical assistance and perform duties as a license nursing assistant at local nursing home and rehabilitation centers.
• Support the entire interdisciplinary ICU team in providing high quality patient care.
• Involve in maintenance of compliance measures for OSHA regulations for office practice.
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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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