Staff nurse vs agency nurse

Differences between staff nurse and agency nurse duties and responsibilities

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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Agency nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Work as an agency nurse at various hospitals (medical surgical and ICU), primarily with patient care.
• Participate in admission assessments as well as discharge education for patients that are transitioning home post surgery or falls.
• Hone nursing skills on a med/surg and post-surgical acute floor.
• step down, lvads, ventilators, iv therapy, peritoneal dialysis, wind care
• Administer medications, blood products, chemotherapy, and tend to medical needs of patients.
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