Registered nurse med/surg vs medical surgical staff nurse

Differences between registered nurse med/surg and medical surgical staff nurse duties and responsibilities

Registered nurse med/surg example responsibilities.

• Manage respiratory ventilator, EKG equipment, intravenous and oral medication, intravenous pump machine, and blood products transfusion.
• Achieve telemetry and BLS certification.
• Interact with professionalism and compassion to consistently achieve confidence in care.
• Manage and care for medical-surgical ICU patients including neurology and plastic surgery patients.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide compassion to patients and family members ensuring optimal levels of comfort and privacy
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Medical surgical staff nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide comprehensive nursing care to a variety of in-patient medical, surgical and telemetry patients.
• Coordinate and provide direct patient care for cardiac/telemetry, surgical, orthopedic, respiratory, geriatric and pain management patients.
• Obtain CPR certification for the first time.
• Assist with patients that have acute active GI bleeding.
• Administer rapid response and cardiac arrest care as a part of resuscitation team.
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