The roles of a nurse

The Roles of a Nurse...

•Care Provider
•Communicator
•Teacher
•Counselor
•Leader
•Manager
•Researcher
•Case Manager
•Collaborator

Care Provider
The nurse supports the client by attitudes and actions that show concern for client welfare and acceptance of the client as a person. The nurse is primarily concerned with the client’s needs.

Communicator
The nurse communicates with clients, support persons and colleagues to facilitate all
nursing actions.

Teacher
The nurse provides health teaching to effect behavior change which focuses on acquiring new knowledge or technical skills. This role gives emphasis on health promotion and health maintenance.

Counselor
The nurse helps the client to recognize and cope with the stressful psychologic or social problems, to developed improved personal relationships and to promote personal growth. This role includes providing emotional, intellectual and psychologic support.

Leader
The nurse through the process of interpersonal influence helps the client make decisions
in establishing and achieving goals to improve his well-being.

Manager
The nurse plans, gives directions, develops staff, monitors operations, gives rewards fairly, and represents both staff members and administration as needed. The nurse manages the nursing care of individuals, groups, families and communities. The nurse manager delegates nursing activities to ancillary workers and other nurses and supervises and evaluates their performance.

Researcher
The nurse participates in scientific investigation and uses research findings in practice. The nurse helps develop knowledge about health and promotion of health over the full life span; care of person with health problems and disabilities; and nursing actions to enhance people’s ability to respond effectively to actual or potential health problems.

Case Manager
The nurse coordinates the activities of other members of health care team, such as
nutritionists and physical therapist, when managing a group of client’s care.