Nurse midwife vs operating room nurse

Differences between nurse midwife and operating room nurse duties and responsibilities

Nurse midwife example responsibilities.

• Full scope CNM care for busy manage healthcare facility and hospital.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide tracheostomy care, trauma, burns, diabetic care.
• Participate in the clinical education of ob residents, medical and nursing students.
• Assist in bedside surgery, all types of ventilation, arterial and venous lines.
• Diagnose, monitor and examine women and foetus during pregnancy, labour and delivery.
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Operating room nurse example responsibilities.

• Post op surgery assist recovery nurse with obtaining vitals signs and attaching EKG leads and oxygen.
• Achieve departmental goals and objectives by instituting SGNA standards and processes for inpatient and outpatient care.
• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• General surgery, ortho, GU, GI and ENT and dentals.
• Complete BLS and ACLS certification.
• Specialize in GYN, urology and orthopedics.
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