Perioperative nurse vs pediatric nurse

Differences between perioperative nurse and pediatric nurse duties and responsibilities

Perioperative nurse example responsibilities.

• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Prepare patients for surgical procedures, according to specific physician orders, anesthesia orders and facility policy.
• Provide PACU care, monitoring airway, vitals and pain levels.
• Transport patient to PACU safely, and provide report to the nurse receiving care of the patient.
• Direct ordering and inventory of pharmaceuticals, as well as ENT, GI, and pain management supplies.
• Require ACLS certification and good customer-service and post-surgical assessment skills.
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Pediatric nurse example responsibilities.

• Provide continuous telemetry monitoring and managing multiple patients with multiple high-risk medical conditions, utilizing interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Coordinate care for acute and chronic pediatric oncology patients with an emphasis on family centered care and patient education.
• Certify in ACLS and BLS.
• Provide excellent patient care to children, showing compassion and nurturing while in office.
• Function as a staff nurse in a twelve bed ICU caring for patients with various illnesses.
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