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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Role of nurses in clinical setting

Dear all nurses, I hope everybody know about the clinical settings and roles of the nurses, don't it? Well though you know about it, I would like to write some about it, maybe I will just write in points only.
Well, let’s check out word wise, clinical setting would refer to the place where medical heath service is provided, either it can be hospital, nursing home, heath service place, or either a clinics. And I hope nurses know what they are don't you? Well now role is left, role can be either is defined as the importance of nurses or either the responsibility of the nurses that makes them important in clinical setting as far as i am concerned.

Nurses are the building of the clinical setting as, if there is no nurses then there is no clinical setting, cause nurses are the once who provide the health service and take care of the patient who cannot take care of themselves either due to lack of knowledge or due to physical or social or the mental inability. I am not suppressing doctor's role by stating that nurses are the key factor for health care system but that is a reality. Doctor's spend only little time with them and care only the physical or biological illness, but rests psychosocial and spiritual take care is done by nurses and nurses spend lot time with patient.

Role and responsibility of nurses would be:
1. Give core emphasis to the patient
2. Give holistic care to the patient
3. Give support to the doctor and work side by side with them
4. Teach the patient and family about the problem solving and home care.
5. Advocate for the patient
6. Protect patient from all the side, including nosocomial infection
7. Coordinate the care of the patient
8. Health promotion
9. Chronic disease management10. Give emotional support to the patient11. Direct care in best direction12. Communicate with patient to solve the patient’s problems13. Counseling14. History taking and assessment15. Assist in behavior change16. Leadership
17. Documentation

So I hope that above mentioned roles of nurses proves that nurses are the building block for clinical settings.

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