Nurse extern vs home health nurse

Differences between nurse extern and home health nurse duties and responsibilities

Nurse extern example responsibilities.

• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, obtain vital signs and assessments, and perform 12 lead EKG's.
• Perform initial assessments on patients in outpatient oncology clinic; recording vital signs, significant medical history and chief complaints.
• Shadow to adult medical-surgical nurse staff- head-to-toe assessment, assist with medication administration, computer charting with co-signor, and telemetry monitoring
• Obtain ACLS, to ensure patients receive the best quality of care.
• Obtain ACLS certification and then float to all critical care areas as needed.
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Home health nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage an Alzheimer patient daily care including bathing, feeding and administer any medication.
• Instruct patients and relatives regarding techniques used in managing vascular access devices aim at facilitating client independence.
• Field NurseProvide care for patients discharge from hospital, skil care facility rehabilitation facility and referral from physician's office.
• Administer IM meds such as monthly B12
• Maintain and assess patient for daily MDS.
• Care of ventilator and TPN in home private duty
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