Step-down nurse vs pediatric nurse

Differences between step-down nurse and pediatric nurse duties and responsibilities

Step-down 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 with EKG monitor technicians to evaluate and interpret EKG strips.
• Interpret laboratory results and cardiac tests, and proactively educate patients in health promotion and disease prevention.
• Initiate intravenously therapy, administer medications, provide care for post-operative open-heart patients and post cardiac catheter patients.
• Maintain responsibility for clinical activities of all nurses caring for patients assign, prepare annual evaluations on all nurses assign.
• Perform electrocardiogram monitoring and medication administration.
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Pediatric nurse example responsibilities.

• Provide continuous telemetry monitoring and managing multiple patients with multiple high-risk medical conditions, utilizing interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Coordinate care for acute and chronic pediatric oncology patients with an emphasis on family centered care and patient education.
• Certify in ACLS and BLS.
• Provide excellent patient care to children, showing compassion and nurturing while in office.
• Function as a staff nurse in a twelve bed ICU caring for patients with various illnesses.
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