Physical therapy nurse vs staff nurse

Differences between physical therapy nurse and staff nurse duties and responsibilities

Physical therapy nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage fistulas and other draining wounds using creative intervention referring patients to appropriate community agencies.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Focus on traumatic brain injury, stroke rehabilitation.
• Initiate the program for nurse assessment and placement of PICC lines for all inpatients.
• Include pain management, chemotherapy administration, blood administration, routine peripheral and central access care, and night pharmacy backup.
• Supervise and administer chemotherapy and blood products.
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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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