School nurse vs consultant nurse

Differences between school nurse and consultant nurse duties and responsibilities

School nurse example responsibilities.

• Create and manage care plans for students with chronic health conditions (such as diabetes, food allergies and depression).
• Evaluate and manage post-exposure of blood-borne pathogens.
• Administer medications, evaluate prescription needs and facilitate prescription management, chemotherapy teaching, assess and manage chemotherapy side effects.
• Perform employee physical exams including hearing and spirometry as required.
• Provide patient care for PCI patients, mechanically-ventilate patients and an overall variety of critically ill patients.
• Perform drug testing, physicals, PFT and xrays.
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Consultant nurse example responsibilities.

• Monitor patients' status during surgery (circulate in operating room) and manage patients in PACU.
• Subpoena, organize and review medical records for defense counsel in medical malpractice, product liability and personal injury litigation.
• Conduct medical record analysis and provide case summation in complex personal injury, product liability, employment and insurance defense litigation.
• course for the LTC R.N.
• Conform to all applicable HIPAA, billing compliance and safety guidelines.
• Create new staffing patterns for surgical and medical and ICU units.
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