Role of the Nurse

• Role of the Nurse:
  • Provider of care- direct care or delegated care supervision. (LVN, Tech
    • eg. initial teaching is required by the RN to do. Admin. meds, and blood is also for RN to do.
  • Communicator- (includes education)
  • Consumer of research and information-(utilizing the current evidence-based information to deliver care)
  • Manager- other nurses, ourselves, eg. case manager-plan of care-pt. family, social work, pt/ot, pharmacists.
• Nursing Process: ADPIE
  • Assessment
  • Analysis (Diagnosis)
  • Planning
  • Implementation
  • Evaluation: Did the intervention work? yes-outcome met; partially met-need to reassess; no-outcome not met.
• Evidence-Based Practice –research; conscientious use of the best evidence (i.e. findings from research, quality improvement, and practice management initiatives, and patient assessment) in combo with clinical decision making.
• Roles: Safe and effective care; safety and infection control; health promotion and maintenance; psychosocial integrity; maintaining physiological integrity; pharmacological therapy; spiritual care.