Maternity nurse vs emergency room nurse

Differences between maternity nurse and emergency room nurse duties and responsibilities

Maternity nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage the care of high risk patient with seizure disorders, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes mellitus, bleeding issues.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Serve as acting coordinator of the ob department.
• Assume the duties of the obstetric nurse for all ob.
• Educate, assess, and counsele regarding post-partum care, childbirth, lactation, and treatment procedures.
• Assist with epidural catheter placement.
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Emergency room nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage Gyn complaints, in- cluding colposcopy, infertility and minor surgical procedures.
• Manage assessments, nursing diagnosis, precept newly employees, rotation from ICU to ER.
• Assess patients in active withdrawal and provide interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
• Care for GYN patients immediately after surgery and until discharge.
• Perform CPR and a for patients to restore heart and breathing functions.
• Provide conscious sedation for patients in endoscopy department.
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