Operating room nurse vs registered nurse

Differences between operating room nurse and registered nurse duties and responsibilities

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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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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