Pharmacist vs nurse practitioner

Differences between pharmacist and nurse practitioner duties and responsibilities

Pharmacist example responsibilities.

• Perform diabetes interviews along with physician collaboration agreement to manage therapy and optimal goals.
• Dose and manage all Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside antibiotics throughout the entire hospital including overseeing, evaluating, and ordering antibiotic labs.
• Perform critical care and oncology medication therapy management reviews for all patients assign to both satellite pharmacies.
• Assist with transition to new computer system pending start of permanent PIC.
• Deliver approximately 20K prescriptions per day to patients through budgeting Dr. Andy Nguyen, Pharm.
• Provide small-group formal educational presentations for cardiac rehabilitation patients.
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Nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage care of chronic pediatric patients in PICU.
• Assess, diagnose and medically manage patients with various GI diseases and dysfunctions
• Manage medical illnesses including diabetes, hypertension, thyroid conditions and asthma and other medical conditions.
• Manage pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of diabetes and provide prescriptions and education before discharge from the hospital.
• Manage appropriate changes to individualize care plan to ensure cost and time efficacy in an outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation office.
• Document correctly the patients' information in electronic health record and observe HIPAA.
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