Surgical nurse practitioner vs hospitalist nurse practitioner

Differences between surgical nurse practitioner and hospitalist nurse practitioner duties and responsibilities

Surgical nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage appropriate changes to individualize care plan to ensure cost and time efficacy in an outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation office.
• Work in cancer screening to include screening of skin, gyn, breast, and prostate.
• Educate the patients on their treatment plans including any necessary or recommend disciplines within the multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct chart reviews and focused/comprehensive history and physical examinations on patients prior to undergoing surgery in the main operating room.
• Prescribe age-specific physical therapy and rehabilitation.
• Prescribe age-specific physical therapy and rehabilitation.

Hospitalist nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage continuity of care for complex general internal patients with limit resources-diabetes, hypertension, psychiatric, and homeless.
• Complete consultations for medical management history and physical on patients admit to the hospital by specialty physicians.
• Provide inclusive medical management as admitting, attending and/or consulting agent for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnosis.
• Skil at EKG interpretation and arrhythmia recognition and management.assist with transition and implementation of computerize provider order entry and documentation.
• Provide GYN consultation frequently for primary care providers.
• Serve as clinical instructor for foreign-train midwives requiring GYN experience for CNM certification.