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Med-surg (medical-surgical) nurses are registered nurses who care for adults admitted to the hospital for a wide range of illnesses …
What an infusion nurse does on a typical shift, from port access and biologic infusions to reaction monitoring, plus the …
A clear look at the labor and delivery nurse role: triage, fetal monitoring, labor medications, birth and newborn care, emergencies, …
What a nurse manager does across a week and a year: staffing, budgets, hiring, quality and surveys, plus the skills, …
What PACU nurses do as patients wake from anesthesia: airway, pain and nausea care, Phase I and Phase II recovery, …
What school nurses do in a school day: medications, chronic condition plans, emergencies, screenings and staff training, plus the skills, …
What endoscopy nurses do in the GI lab before, during and after procedures, including sedation monitoring and assisting with the …
What certified nursing assistants do on a typical shift, what falls outside the role, the skills that make a strong …
What licensed practical nurses do day to day, how scope of practice works and why it varies by state, where …
What RN case managers do in hospitals, health plans and home health: discharge planning, level-of-care reviews and care coordination, plus …
What OR nurses do from the pre-op check to the PACU handoff, the difference between circulating and scrubbing, the skills …
What telemetry nurses actually do on shift, the rhythm and assessment skills the job demands, typical settings and schedules, the …
What a charge nurse actually does on a shift: assignments, bed flow, staffing, escalation and supporting staff, plus the skills …
What NICU nurses do on a 12-hour shift, from respiratory support and weight-based medications to feeding and family teaching, plus …
What psychiatric nurses do on inpatient units and beyond, the communication and safety skills the work requires, settings and schedules, …