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Role of nurses

1. Roles of the Nurse in Health Care By : Ibne Amin BSN,MSN Khyber Medical University

2. Objectives  1. Professional 2. Characteristics of a Profession 3. Role of the Professional nurse 4. Description of Career roles 5. Description of role as Communicator 6. Description of role as a Teacher 7. Description of role as Counselor Medico Slides

3. Professional A person who belongs to one of the profession. A professional is a member of a profession or any person who earns their living from a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to perform their specific role within that profession Medico Slides

4. Professionalism Professionalism refers to professional character, spirit, or methods. It is a set of attributes, a way of life that implies responsibility and commitment. Professionalization is the process of becoming professional, that is, of acquiring characteristics considered to be professional. Medico Slides

5. Criteria of a Profession To provide a needed services to the society. To advance Knowledge in its field. To protect its members and make it possible to practice effectively. Medico Slides

6. Vocation / Profession A vocation is generally a job that requires a particular set of skills acquired through experience or through training but not necessarily dependent on a college degree. These would include plumbing, electrician, mechanic, etc. A profession could be one of the above but generally references a doctor, lawyer, nurse or other skilled worker who was required to obtain college/university training. Medico Slides

7. Vocation /Profession Though both vocation, as well as profession, indicates the career or the occupation through which an individual makes a livelihood, vocation is a broader term than profession. Profession refers to the career that one opts for, getting extensive training and acquiring special skills to become eligible for a job in it. Profession requires training and qualification whereas vocation is the innate ability in an individual towards a particular occupation. Medico Slides

8. Vocation /Profession Vocations almost always carry the connotation of some kind of manual labor (plumber, carpenter, electrician, mechanic, etc). By contrast, "profession" implies some kind of white collar job (historically the contrast was much stronger, but today any kind of "knowledge worker", including being a clerk, is considered a "professional"). Medico Slides

9. Occupation Occupation An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job. The act, process or state of possessing a place. Medico Slides

10. Characteristics of a profession Great responsibility Accountibility Allows Autonomy in decision making Involve a skill based on specialized,theoritical knowledge Involve a skill that require training & education Integrity is maintained by adherence to a code of conduct Is organized Ethical constraints Medico Slides

11. Characteristics of a profession Self regulation Honesty and integrity Competency Image It renders an essential socail service Medico Slides

12. Nursing as a Profession Nursing is recognized increasingly as a profession based on the following criteria. Well defined body of specific and unique knowledge. Strong service orientation Recognized authority by a professional group Code of ethics Professional organization that sets standards Ongoing research Autonomy Medico Slides

13. Characteristics of a Professional Nurse Caring Honest Faithful Patient Good listener Accountable Competent Confident Commitment Reflective Non judgmental Safe care provider Medico Slides

14. Career Role A role is a set of expected behaviors associated with a person’s status or position. Role includes behaviors, rights, and responsibilities. Nurses function in a variety of roles every day. Often roles overlap, which may lead to a conflict in expectations or responsibilities. Medico Slides

15. Roles of a Professional nurse Caregiver Counselor Teacher Client advocate Change agent Communicator Team member Resource person Leader Decision maker Researcher Medico Slides

16. Role as a Care giver The caregiver is the role most commonly associated with nursing by the general public. In the role of caregiver, the nurse provides direct care when clients are unable to meet their own needs. This includes physical needs, which can range from total care to helping a patient with illness prevention(completely dependent, partialy dependent,supportive-educative care). Medico Slides

17. Role as a Care giver Holistic care  emphasizes that the whole person is greater than the sum of their parts. This means that nurses also address psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and spiritual needs. The role of caregiver includes all of the tasks and skills that we associate with nursing care, but also includes the other elements that make up the whole person. Medico Slides

18. Role as a Counselor Counseling is the process of helping a client to recognize and cope with stressful psychologic or social problem.When acting as a counselor, the nurse assists clients with problem identification and resolution. The counselor facilitates client action and does not tell clients what to do but assists clients to make their own decisions. Counseling is done to help clients increase their coping skills. Medico Slides

19. Role as a Counselor Clients are frequently counseled in stress management, how to deal with chronic conditions, grief and bereavement. Effective counseling is holistic, in that it addresses the individual’s emotional, psychological, spiritual, and cognitive dimensions. Medico Slides

20. Role as a Teacher Teaching is an active process in which one individual shares information with others to provide them with the information to make behavioral changes. Learning is the process of assimilating information with a resultant change in behavior Medico Slides

21. Role as a Teacher Teaching is an intrinsic part of nursing.The nurse views each interaction as an opportunity for education; both client and nurse can learn something from every encounter with each other. Teaching by nurses can be formal, informal, intentional, or incidental. Medico Slides

22. Role as a Client Advocate A client advocate is a person who speaks up for or acts on behalf of the client so as to protect him.In this role the nurse may represent the client’s need & wishes to other health professional. Advocacy empowers clients to be partners in the therapeutic process rather than passive recipients of care. The relationship that encourages client empowerment is one of mutual participation by client and nurse. Clients and families are actively involved in establishing goals. Medico Slides

23. Role as a Client Advocate Frequently, clients and families do not communicate their concerns to physicians but will do so to the nurse with whom a bond has been established. Nurses function as client advocates by listening and communicating the expressed concerns to other health care providers and including those concerns into care planning. Medico Slides

24. Role as a Change Agent Nurses who function in the role of change agent recognize that change is a complex process. The nurse change agent is proactive (takes the initiative to make things happen) rather than reactive (responding to things after they have happened). Change should not be done in a random manner. It should be planned carefully and implemented in a deliberate way to facilitate the client’s progress. Medico Slides

25. Role as a Team Member A vital role of the nurse is that of team member. The nurse does not function in isolation but rather works with other members of the health care team. Collaboration requires the nurse to use effective interpersonal skills and promotes continuity of care. They use their professional and communication skills applicable to promoting healthy relationships with clients and colleagues. Medico Slides

26. Role as a Resource Person The nurse functions as a resource person by providing skilled intervention and information. Identifying resources and making referrals as needed also fall under the auspices of this role. Nurses must consider the client strengths and access to resources, including physical, intellectual, economic, social, and environmental. Medico Slides

27. Role as a Leader A leader influences others to work together to accomplish a specific goal. The leader role can be employed at different levels; individual client, family, groups of clients, colleagues, or the community. Effective leadership is a learned process requiring an understanding of the needs and goals that motivate people, the knowledge to apply the leadership skills, and the interpersonal skills to influence others. Medico Slides

28. Role as a Reasercher Nurse researchers are scientists who study various aspects of health, illness and health care. By designing and implementing scientific studies, they look for ways to improve health, health care services and health care outcomes. Medico Slides

29. Role as a Communicator As a  communicator , the nurse understands that effective communication techniques can help improve the healthcare environment. Barriers to effective communication can inhibit the healing process. The nurse has to communicate effectively with the patient and family members as well as other members of the healthcare team. In addition, the nurse is responsible for written communication, or patient charting, which is a key component to continuity of care. Medico Slides

30. Role as a decision maker As a  decision maker , is to use critical thinking skills to make decisions, set goals, and promote outcomes for a patient. These critical thinking skills include assessing the patient, identifying the problem, planning and implementing interventions, and evaluating the outcomes. A nurse uses clinical judgment - his or her ability to discern what is best for the patient to determine the best course of action for the patient. Medico Slides

31. References kozier & Erb’s Fundamental of Nursing ,8 th edition ( Audrey Berman ,Shirlee J. Synder). Fundamentals of Nursing: Standards & Practice, 2 nd Edition ( Sue C. DeLaune Patricia K. Ladner.) Provided To You Medico Slides www.google.com Medico Slides

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