exam one NUR 120 notes Questions and V erified Answers | Passed | A+ maintaining and regaining health, managing disease and symptoms, assist in the healing process, set goals, and give direct care 🗸🗸: caregiver allows you to know patients, essential to nursing, used with patients, families, health professionals, communities, etc., impossible to effectively practice without, used in teaching, counseling, meeting needs 🗸🗸: communicator explaining concepts, reasons for routine care activities, demonstr ation, evaluation, can be formal or informal, use methods that match pt. capabilities and incorporate other resources 🗸🗸: teacher/educator 2 protecting patient's human and legal rights and assist in asserting these rights, act on behalf of the patient, ex: finding an interpreter, defending patient's rights, helping families communicate 🗸🗸: advocate knowing community resources, help identify health problems and choose action to solve, ex: employee assistance programs, women's shelters. Responsible for providing information, listening, supportive, caring, trustworthy, don't make decisions but help patients reach them 🗸🗸: counselor leads in providing care, effecting change, and when working in groups g. Researcher - participates or conducts research to increase knowledge and improve care 🗸🗸: leader establish environment for patient centered care with positive outcomes, uses leadership to reflect the mission and values of the organization on the unit, coordinates and supervises other members, manages resources, delegates 🗸🗸: manager 3 provides care by giving emotional support 🗸🗸: comforter assists in returning patients to maximum fun ctioning level 🗸🗸: rehabilitator decisions regarding care made by nurses, nurse -patient, and nurse -team, planning and coordinating care using collaboration with other teammates 🗸🗸: decision maker Nurse practitioner (CNP), Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Nursing educator, clinical nurse specialist (CNS), Certified nurse midwife (CNM), nurse administrator, nurse researcher 🗸🗸: expanded roles Types of basic nursing training: Diploma nurse ADN BSN 🗸🗸: 2 year hospital based program