Nurse technician vs registered nurse

Differences between nurse technician and registered nurse duties and responsibilities

Nurse technician example responsibilities.

• Manage memory unity within facility.
• Deliver timely and quality patient care on rehabilitation unit under direct supervision of staff nurses.
• Assist patients with ADL's: bathing, transferring, ambulating, changing bed linens, skin care, etc.
• Assist and serve patients with activities of daily living (ADL) in a manner conductive to their safety and comfort.
• Assist new surgical patients with appropriate equipment to meet rehabilitation needs, and offer mental encouragement for a more positive recovery.
• Pick up patient for surgery.
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Registered nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient care for individuals with multiple diagnoses including COPD, diabetes, stroke and cardiac issues.
• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide care for cardiac patients in arrhythmia critical care unit, providing patient education and monitoring telemetry
• Re-Cover surgical patients immediately after heart and vascular surgery until transfer out of ICU.
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