Maternity nurse vs head nurse

Differences between maternity nurse and head 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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Head nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Receive intensive training for critical care skill development upon transferring to the medical ICU.
• Perform advanced nursing care to acute/chronic medical/surgical, cardiac, thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic and oncology/ hematology patients.
• Certify staff in CPR and blood glucose monitoring.
• Develop and implement an intensive care class for the staff; implement ACLS class for all staff.
• Develop process improvement plan with bundles for sedation and ventilation.
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