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Roles and Functions of the nurse
-care provider
-educator
-advocate
-leader
-change agent
-manager
-researcher
-collaborator
-delegator
care provider
- use of knowledge and critical thinking to determine the necessary course of action
- psychomotor skills to perform the necessary interventions
- interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with the patient and family
- ethical/legal skills to function within the scope of practice/code of ethics
nursing process
- scientific process that nurses use to care for their patients is a multistep approach
as a care provider the nurse follows this process to:
- assess patient data,
- prioritize nursing diagnoses,
- plan the care of the patient,
- implement the appropriate interventions,
- evaluate care in an ongoing cycle
,educator
- ensures the patient receives sufficient information on which to base consent for care and
related treatment
- assesses learning needs, uses specific teaching strategies to meet those needs
- evaluates effectiveness of patient teaching
- major focus of discharge planning
- patient needs to be informed about their medications, procedures, diagnostics, and health
promotion measures
- the nurse must understand literacy standards and regulatory guidelines related to patient
rights, informed consent, educating patients, improving quality care, and meeting patient needs
definition of Health literacy
- defined in Healthy People 2020 as follows: "the degree to which individuals have the capacity
to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make
appropriate health decisions"
low health literacy
- associated with increased hospitalization,
- greater emergency care use,
- lower use of mammography, and
- lower receipt of influenza vaccine.
advocate
interprets info and provides the necessary education, then accepts and respects the patients
decisions even if they are different from the nurses own beliefs
- nurse supports the patients wishes and communicate those beliefs to other HC providers, and
speak for patient
leader
, - provides direction and purpose to others,
- builds a sense of commitment towards a common goal,
- assists in addressing challenges that arise in HC setting
characteristics include:
- integrity
- creativity
- interpersonal skills
- critical thinking
- problem solving
change agent
- in a leadership role
- requires knowledge of change theory
- encourages change and provides strategies for effecting change
- works with patient to address health concerns
- works with staff member to address change in an organization or within a community
- role can be extended to bringing about change in the legislation on health policy issues.
manager
- manages all activities/ treatments for patient
- promotes, restores, and maintains patients health through coordinating all the health care
providers services
- also, manager of a unit in the hospital
- managing a team of patients
- oversees, staff on a patient care unit while managing the budget and resources required for
necessary functions
researcher
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