Nephrology nurse vs head nurse

Differences between nephrology nurse and head nurse duties and responsibilities

Nephrology nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage medication inventory and hospital supplies; attend hospital meetings and ensure patients have appropriate level of nursing care.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Reinforce diet restriction and fluid limitation, dressing changes, catheter care, removal of staples, collecting lab specimens.
• Participate in the quarterly review of emergency/disaster procedures with patients and other staff.
• Provide diabetes education, including correct usage of insulin, prevention of diabetic complications, and teaching healthy diabetic lifestyle.
• Pet examination, vaccination preparation and administration, triage, compounding medications, surgical assisting, radiography, animal restraint.
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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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