Trauma nurse vs registered professional nurse

Differences between trauma nurse and registered professional nurse duties and responsibilities

Trauma nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• PAL's instructor, TNCC, ENPC and ACLS obtain.
• Provide both BLS and ACLS emergency care to sick and injure
• Respond to various traumas and emergency situations and triage numerous phone calls.
• Document clinical findings in medical records and perform triage survey on new patients.
• Provide continuity of care for all trauma patients from resuscitation through outpatient follow up.
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Registered professional nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide direct patient care to but not limit to acute, palliative care, and oncology patients.
• Provide telemetry monitoring for cardiac patients.
• Involve in prescribing patients individual rehabilitation programs in conjunction with staff exercise physiologists and helping patients meet their expect goals.
• Provide excellent and compassionate ICU patient care.
• Assist ICU manager with scheduling and work assignments.
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