Traveling nurse vs registered nurse charge nurse

Differences between traveling nurse and registered nurse charge nurse duties and responsibilities

Traveling nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage critically ill patient as a result of trauma, including vent management, ICP monitoring, and CRRT.
• Manage and further help stabilize elective and/or urgent surgical patient in their post-operative, post PACU admission to the floor.
• Manage bedside care per MD orders, administering medications, ensuring patient safety, assisting in ADL care, etc.
• Monitor chemotherapy and administration of oral chemo medication, obtain laboratory specimens to manage client status via central lines.
• Travel nurse who provide care to patients in SICU, MICU, CCU, and CVICU.
• Work in both MICU and SICU
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Registered nurse charge nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage intravenous therapy via peripheral and central catheters; antibiotic, TPN/lipid, constant cardiac medication infusion and fluid administration.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Assess and carefully monitor medically diverse patients who require telemetry and safely administer medications.
• Collaborate with ICU team to provide excellent patient care utilizing critical thinking skills and evidence-base practice.
• Document patient medical history and symptoms, administer treatment and medications, and follow-up with patients during rehabilitation.
• Respond to codes, administering CPR and oxygen, monitoring vitals and preparing medications in anticipation of physician orders.
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