Nurse liaison vs traveling nurse

Differences between nurse liaison and traveling nurse duties and responsibilities

Nurse liaison example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Participate in a pioneer direct patient care approach with acutely and chronically ill patients, including but not limit to oncology patients
• Communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary team, patients, families regarding discharge planning and ensuring continuity of care.
• Act as team leader during resuscitation codes.
• Develop action plans quarterly for SNF's regarding improve clinical outcomes.
• Generate referrals and complete patient assessments for SNF and/or LTACH placement.
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Traveling nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage critically ill patient as a result of trauma, including vent management, ICP monitoring, and CRRT.
• Manage and further help stabilize elective and/or urgent surgical patient in their post-operative, post PACU admission to the floor.
• Manage bedside care per MD orders, administering medications, ensuring patient safety, assisting in ADL care, etc.
• Monitor chemotherapy and administration of oral chemo medication, obtain laboratory specimens to manage client status via central lines.
• Travel nurse who provide care to patients in SICU, MICU, CCU, and CVICU.
• Work in both MICU and SICU
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