Registered nursing assistant vs licensed practical nurse

Differences between registered nursing assistant and licensed practical nurse duties and responsibilities

Registered nursing assistant example responsibilities.

• Train in Phlebotomy, CPR, EKG, blood draws and train new staff.
• Provide ACLS care to patients.
• Learned how to use a Hoyer lift, sit-to-stand, and automatic blood pressure machine.
• Select to train new staff in resident care, resulting in more team cohesion/increas collaboration and compassion for residents.
• Maintain strict monitoring, diagnosis, and troubleshooting of specialize hemodialysis equipment to ensure patient safety.
• Provide one-on-one rehabilitative physical therapy care to geriatric, orthopedic, and neurological cases in a home healthcare setting.
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Licensed practical nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage all operational aspects of the organizations open heart program while also serving in the role of APN.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide nursing care for med/surg patients in the transitional phase of recovery.
• Work up patients for the Dr, administer allergy testing, mix allergens.
• Perform emergency medical procedures, such as BLS, ACLS, and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Drug screens, phlebotomy wind care education of safety practices communications with treatment facilities as indicated/.
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