The role provides care for acute medical-surgical and cardiac patients, including individuals with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), trauma, orthopedic, ear, nose, and throat (ENT), urology, and pain-related conditions. Patient population includes medical-surgical, cardiac, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), trauma, orthopedic, ear, nose, and throat (ENT), urology, and pain-related cases.