What Roles Did You See The Nurses Play In Lara's Illness Experience?

1. What roles (as identified by Black 7th ed., p. 297-299 or Chitty, p. 338-341) did you see the nurses play in Lara’s illness experience? Give rationale for your answer. Lara’s nurses provided the roles of provider of care, advocate, educator, collaborator, and manager. According to Black, provider of care is a nurse that “provides direct, hands-on care to patients in all health care agencies and settings” (Black pg 298). An example from the article demonstrating provider of care, is when one of the nurses would come in on her break and weave French braids into Lara’s hair. Demonstrating this nurse provided holistic hands-on care; rather than just simply giving medications to treat the patient’s condition. Another role that the nurses played in

The fourth role these nurses participated in was they all were collaborators. According to Black, “The collaborator role is a vital one for nurses to ensure that everyone agrees on the same patient outcomes (Black pg 299). An example, was when one of the nurses went with Lara’s mother to get knitting supplies; before Lara’s mother went to pay, the nurse told her to give her the yarn. She said it was a gift from the staff. The staff had all collaborated together to pitch in money and buy the yarn. The last role these nurses provided was they were all managers. According to Black, a manager, “in their daily work, all nurses are managers” (Black pg 298). This quote, explains almost all of these nurses actions. The nurses in the case study were able to manage the patients care in multiple holistic ways such as: educating her on BMT, French braiding her hair, simultaneously giving her shots, and advocating for the patient to be a teenager by moving her to a room with a phone jack. All in all, the prominent nursing roles were provider of care, advocate, educator, collaborator, and