Telemetry nurse vs nurse extern

Differences between telemetry nurse and nurse extern duties and responsibilities

Telemetry nurse example responsibilities.

• Care for patients with a variety of cardiac issues and manage disease through drip management and interpretation of EKG's.
• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Apply the nursing process in a teaching hospital to patients in an ICU setting.
• Discharge patients; disconnect IVs/telemetry devices and provide patient teaching on wind care, medication regimens, rehabilitation and other topics.
• Well verse in identifying basic ECG rhythms and arrhythmia's.
• Perform patient assessment, tele monitoring, cardiac arrhythmia treatment.
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Nurse extern example responsibilities.

• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, obtain vital signs and assessments, and perform 12 lead EKG's.
• Perform initial assessments on patients in outpatient oncology clinic; recording vital signs, significant medical history and chief complaints.
• Shadow to adult medical-surgical nurse staff- head-to-toe assessment, assist with medication administration, computer charting with co-signor, and telemetry monitoring
• Obtain ACLS, to ensure patients receive the best quality of care.
• Obtain ACLS certification and then float to all critical care areas as needed.
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