Obstetrical nurse vs staff nurse

Differences between obstetrical nurse and staff nurse duties and responsibilities

Obstetrical nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Monitor patients' throughout epidural anesthesia and treat inadequate analgesia.
• Monitor mother and baby during labor by performing appropriate maternal and fetal monitoring according to protocol and assist physicians during childbirth.
• Serve as a staff nurse on the medical surgical floor as well as the ICU.
• Provide resuscitation and care for newborns immediately after delivery care (includes infants born to mothers suffering from substance abuse).
• Develop and implement personalized care plans for postpartum and newborn patients.
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Staff nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage and further help stabilize elective and urgent care surgical patients in their post-operative/post PACU admission to the floor.
• Accomplish extensive critical care course with EKG interpretation and yearly critical care medication exam.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Participate in discharge planning including teaching family members and patients wind care and medication administration process after discharge.
• Provide direct nursing care to patients in a variety of settings with an emphasis in critical care and PACU settings.
• Prepare patients for surgery and endoscopy procedures including initiating intravenous lines, physical assessments and administering medications.
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