Surgical nurse practitioner vs pediatric nurse practitioner

Differences between surgical nurse practitioner and pediatric 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.

Pediatric nurse practitioner example responsibilities.

• Initiate and lead a training program for high frequency oscillatory ventilation.
• Manage appropriate changes to individualize care plan to ensure cost and time efficacy in an outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation office.
• Perform advance practice procedures including: lumbar puncture, PICC line insertion, UAC/UVC insertion and endotracheal intubation.
• Provide assessment, diagnosis and management of acutely ill and injure pediatric patients in an urban emergency department.
• Return as a new NNP and do clinical.
• Complete clinical and provide services as a full time NNP.
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