Telemetry nurse vs staff nurse

Differences between telemetry nurse and staff nurse 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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Staff nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage and further help stabilize elective and urgent care surgical patients in their post-operative/post PACU admission to the floor.
• Accomplish extensive critical care course with EKG interpretation and yearly critical care medication exam.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Participate in discharge planning including teaching family members and patients wind care and medication administration process after discharge.
• Provide direct nursing care to patients in a variety of settings with an emphasis in critical care and PACU settings.
• Prepare patients for surgery and endoscopy procedures including initiating intravenous lines, physical assessments and administering medications.
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