Licensed vocational nurse staff nurse vs medical surgical staff nurse

Differences between licensed vocational nurse staff nurse and medical surgical staff nurse duties and responsibilities

Licensed vocational nurse staff nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Care of the patient in high observation patients (ICU) with multiple system diagnoses in an acute care environment.
• Set up and regulate oxygen therapy as well as initiate and/or assist with CPR.
• Monitor EKG strips, lab data, blood work and report any critical data to the RN.
• Operate patient care, follow up calls, make referrals and call prescriptions and document all within ATHENA EMR.
• Help the nursing department to resolve the issues relate to EMR & computer with help of care- connect team.
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Medical surgical staff nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide comprehensive nursing care to a variety of in-patient medical, surgical and telemetry patients.
• Coordinate and provide direct patient care for cardiac/telemetry, surgical, orthopedic, respiratory, geriatric and pain management patients.
• Obtain CPR certification for the first time.
• Assist with patients that have acute active GI bleeding.
• Administer rapid response and cardiac arrest care as a part of resuscitation team.
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