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Physician
- Ringleader
- Hospitalist - One who works for the hospital; have to know a lot about everything and are not specialists
- Specialist - consulted by primary MD; EX. Cardiologist, Orthopedic; etc.
- Residents
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Physician Assistant (PA)
- Write history and discharge summary
- Review pts chart/care prior to MD
- Order tests
- Order PT
- Order selected meds
- Assists in surgery
- MD reviews all of the above
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Nurse practitioner
- Typically have BS in nursing; DNP
- Similar to PA but the difference is nurses have clinical experience
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Pharmicist
- Familiar with chart
- Recommendations to MD on meds
- pt education
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Primary Nurses
- Responsible for pt
- Meds, education, call lights, informs MD of medical charts, preps for tests
- Multiple pts based on acuity
- Usually sees or has about 7 beds
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Charge RN
Oversees section/wing of nurses -> has about 20 beds
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Case Manager
- Manages multiple pt cases
- DC planning
- Communication with all health care professionals
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Social Worker
- DC planning
- Outsides resources for pt and family
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Certified Nurse Assistant
- Walking, bathroom, bathing, vital signs
- Play nice - you help them and they help you
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Secretary
Taing and sending MD orders to appropriate department
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Utilization Review
- Monitor's insurance, pt's course, length of stay, MDs notes
- SOAP note -> S (subjective)
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Respiratory Therapists
- Breathing treatments
- Ventilator care
- Chest PT
- Pulmonary fxn tests
- Co treat with PTs
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OT
- ADLs - teach pt to be as independent as they used to be and more
- Visions - Ex. pts suffered from CVA use these special goggles to aid PTs with pt walking
- Splints
- Cognition
- Co treat with PTs
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Speech Therapist
- Cognition
- Swallow evaluation
- Improve ability to speak
- Co treat with PTs
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