Student nurse vs senior registered nurse

Differences between student nurse and senior registered 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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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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