Roles and functions of Nurses

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Roles and functions of Nurses

• Dr David Lee
• VUT - Sunbury
• 2002

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Roles and functions of Nurses

• Roles What to achieve
• Functions How to achieve
• Roles are constant, functions change from place
  to place

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Roles and functions of Nurses

• Elements of the role of the nurse
• 1. Care giver 6. Collaborator
• 2. Patients advocate 7. Consultant
• 3. Counselor 8. Change agent
• 4. Educator
• 5. coordinator

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Roles and functions of Nurses

• 1. Care giver
• Nursing assessment
• Nursing diagnosis
• Nursing action
• Nursing evaluation
• to meet the needs of patients, assist and promote
  recovery

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Roles and functions of Nurses

• 2. Patients advocate
• - assist patients and their families in
  interpreting information form other health care
  providers

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Roles and functions of Nurses

• - assist patients to make informed decisions
• - defending and protecting patients rights e.g.
  consent for surgery

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Roles and functions of Nurses

• 3. Counselor
• - closely related to advocacy
• - facilitate patients to ventilate feelings and
  maintain healthy functioning

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Roles and functions of Nurses

• 4. Educator
• - health promotion - life style
• - education of illness / treatment regime
• - education of use of equipment
• - education of change of life style

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Roles and functions of Nurses

• 5. Coordinator
• Directs, plans, and organises the care given to
  the patients by the various health team members

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Roles and functions of Nurses

• 6. Collaborator
• Multi-disciplinary team approach - The nurse, the
  patient, the family and other health
  professionals working together to meet an
  identified health care need.

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Roles and functions of Nurses

• 7. Consultant
• As a resource person to other health
  professionals

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Roles and functions of Nurses

• 8. Change agent
• - change in patients care and health care
  delivery services
• -change in nursing practice and attitude