Public health staff nurse vs community health nurse

Differences between public health staff nurse and community health nurse duties and responsibilities

Public health staff nurse example responsibilities.

• Participate in manage care activities to produce health change, specifically providing diabetes education and lifestyle counseling in chronic disease areas.
• Administer and interpret TB skin testing and provide educational in-services on TB disease/prevention to area health care agencies.
• Administer treatments including wound/ incision dressing, catheter, tracheotomy and colostomy care to patient following physician's instructions.
• Provide nurse case management and education for individuals with infectious diseases that may threaten the community including tuberculosis and hepatitis.
• Conduct cardiovascular monitoring, catheters; mechanical ventilators; maintain a positive bedside manner.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.

Community 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 GYN unit and in NICU.
• Administer medications via PO, IM, SC.
• Provide a caring & safe environment for neonatal, pediatric populations & couplet mother-baby care.
• Record information and counsele patients regarding communicable diseases as required by law.
• Communicate with MD and collaborate with disciplinary team to formulate comprehensive care plans for patients.
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