Senior registered nurse vs staff nurse

Differences between senior registered nurse and staff nurse duties and responsibilities

Senior registered nurse example responsibilities.

• Code team member, triage, manage a team of 5 patients and 3 providers.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Care for critically ill patients in the ICU.
• Provide triage, referrals, direct nursing care, and medication administration to incarcerate population.
• Elbow support for new Cerner EMR system.
• Implement and coordinate unit education programs covering CPR and newborn care.
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Staff nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage and further help stabilize elective and urgent care surgical patients in their post-operative/post PACU admission to the floor.
• Accomplish extensive critical care course with EKG interpretation and yearly critical care medication exam.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Participate in discharge planning including teaching family members and patients wind care and medication administration process after discharge.
• Provide direct nursing care to patients in a variety of settings with an emphasis in critical care and PACU settings.
• Prepare patients for surgery and endoscopy procedures including initiating intravenous lines, physical assessments and administering medications.
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