Public health nurse vs contractor-registered nurse

Differences between public health nurse and contractor-registered nurse duties and responsibilities

Public health nurse example responsibilities.

• Participate in manage care activities to produce health change, specifically providing diabetes education and lifestyle counseling in chronic disease areas.
• Assist in application of traction devices.perform routine tests such as urine dip stick, vision and hearing tests.
• Dispense medications and provide education for TB patients.
• Provide basic CPR classes at the community level as well.
• Produce and conduct staff classes such as CPR, respiratory protection, infectious diseases, etc.
• Instruct family in the care and rehabilitation of patient, maintenance of health and prevention of disease for family members.
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Contractor-registered nurse example responsibilities.

• Assign to cardiac vascular recovery units, manage open-heart recovery, critical care, and post-anesthesia patients.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Contract RN caring for patients in ICU, CCU, and telemetry floor.
• Float to other floors such as orthopedics, oncology, and skil units.
• Collaborate with house nursing supervisor for transfer and admittance of new patients to the ICU.
• Assist with staffing needs in PACU recovering post-op surgical patients after general, spinal, and conscious sedation anesthesia.
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