Person's health care nurse practitioner vs registered nursing assistant

Differences between person's health care nurse practitioner and registered nursing assistant duties and responsibilities

Person's health care nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of diabetes and provide prescriptions and education before discharge from the hospital.
• Assist physicians in GYN exams and minor surgical procedures.
• Assist provider with sub dermal implants and IUD procedures.
• Document patient status in electronic medical records (EMR) system.
• Access pharmacy folder in EMR; assess and fill prescriptions per protocol.
• Implement rehabilitation plan and oversee medication compliance and communication with hospitals.
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Registered nursing assistant example responsibilities.

• Train in Phlebotomy, CPR, EKG, blood draws and train new staff.
• Provide ACLS care to patients.
• Learned how to use a Hoyer lift, sit-to-stand, and automatic blood pressure machine.
• Select to train new staff in resident care, resulting in more team cohesion/increas collaboration and compassion for residents.
• Maintain strict monitoring, diagnosis, and troubleshooting of specialize hemodialysis equipment to ensure patient safety.
• Provide one-on-one rehabilitative physical therapy care to geriatric, orthopedic, and neurological cases in a home healthcare setting.
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