Student nurse practitioner vs orthopedic nurse practitioner

Differences between student nurse practitioner and orthopedic nurse practitioner duties and responsibilities

Student nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage patients in the chronic disease clinic; asthma, diabetes, hypertension, heart failure.
• Manage appropriate changes to individualize care plan to ensure cost and time efficacy in an outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation office.
• Follow Karen Swenor, FNP.
• Assess and treat patients with complicate pulmonary disease including COPD, malignancies, and infections.
• Assist in patient management of acute and chronic conditions including hypertension, asthma, allergies, diabetes and infections.
• Conduct GYN exams, contraception management and education on healthy lifestyle.
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Orthopedic nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Experience in managing type 2 DM, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, COPD, sleep apnea, and asthma.
• Specialize in post-operative care and rehabilitation, in coordination with physical therapy department.
• Perform in-office procedures, such as dermal shave, punch biopsy and cryotherapy.
• Educate, instruct, and support new or experience bedside nurses in the Neurosurgical ICU.
• Assist in biopsy and skin removal procedures including MOHS surgery, cryotherapy, laser, injections and sutures.
• Educate patients and family on patient specific diagnosis, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques including patient control analgesia.
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