Roles and Fields of Nursing Flashcards
what are the roles basic to Nursing Care
Caregiver Role
Clinical Decision Maker
Client Advocate
Rehabilitator Role
Comforter Role
Communicator Role
Teacher/Educator Role
Basic Role
responsible for the holistic care of patients which encompass the psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and spiritual needs of the individual
Caregiver Role
Utilizes Critical Thinking skills and the nursing process
Clinical Decision Maker
Nurse Protects the clients human and legal rights
Consider patient’s bill of rights
Client advocate
Provide Information to assist in Decision Making
Client Advocate
Basic Role
Assist client to return to optimal level of functioning
Nurse helps client to adapt physically and emotionally to changes in lifestyle, body image
Rehabilitator
- Care for client as a human being
- Care is directed to the whole person not just the body part
- demonstration of care and concern
Comforter Role
role is traditional to nursing
Comforter Role
Role is central to all other roles
communicator role
Communication to client/ family/ HC team members etc.
Communicator Role
The primary role for this Role is Health Teaching
Teacher/ Educator Role
Unplanned or Planned, informal or formal education
Teacher/ educator Role
Basic role that explains concepts and facts about health, etc
Teacher/ Educator Role
Fiel of nursing that is devoted primarily tot he rendering all basic components of comprehensive patient care & family health nursing care in hospitals
Hospital or Institutional Nursing
Provide Bedside care
Hospital Nurse
Conducts Assessment
Does Coordinating and collaborating Activities
Maintain Hospital Safety
Initiate Discharge Planning
Hospital Nurse
Presence of supervisors when need of ____ (What field is this)
Consultation, Hospital Nurse
Kept updated with new trends and medicine
Hospital Nurse
More staff deveopment programs are available
Hospital Nurse
T or F
Hospital Nurses are allowed to have 2 days off, sick leave, holidays, and vacation with pay
True
T or F
Nurses Usually feel **Burned Out and Overworked*
True