Staff nurse vs hospice registered nurse

Differences between staff nurse and hospice registered 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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Hospice registered nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Follow plan of care for dying patients with care and compassion to minimize pain and discomfort.
• Promote health and rehabilitation of patients through teaching, supervising, counseling and appropriate preventative and treatment measures.
• Assist with ADL's, teach patients and their family members how to live safely in their home.
• Assist staff with transition to new EMR.
• Review ADR process and assist with appeals process.
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