Student nurse vs community health nurse

Differences between student nurse and community health nurse duties and responsibilities

Student nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Experience in plastics, general, podiatry, ortho, gyn, GI and pain services
• Administer intravenous infusions, PO, IM, IVP, SubQ prescriptions and monitoring patients for adverse reactions.
• Provide competent nursing care within scope of practice on the Med-Surg, and ICU floor as a student nurse.
• Experience inserting IVs, total patient care, charting, and logging with SRHS computer system on multiple MED-SURG units.
• Provide general patient care ADL's, administering dressing changes, providing nurses notes, and other aide duties for patient.
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Community health nurse example responsibilities.

• Participate in manage care activities to produce health change, specifically providing diabetes education and lifestyle counseling in chronic disease areas.
• Assist in GYN unit and in NICU.
• Administer medications via PO, IM, SC.
• Provide a caring & safe environment for neonatal, pediatric populations & couplet mother-baby care.
• Record information and counsele patients regarding communicable diseases as required by law.
• Communicate with MD and collaborate with disciplinary team to formulate comprehensive care plans for patients.
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