nursing role paper

Autonomy in nursing consists of the nurse making a decision to help patient reach goals without an order from a physician. The nurse will do an assessment with many pieces of information such as past medical history, current medical diagnosis, labs, and statements by patient. The nurse can make a nursing diagnosis from this information. This diagnosis will allow the nurse to plan (set goals), implement care (interventions), and evaluate effectiveness. Then the nurse will evaluate outcome to see if the nurse should continue with same care or change interventions to complete goal. Autonomy is accomplished by the nurse using nursing judgment which will allow the nurse to also be accountable for their actions (Perry, 2013)

The nurse is accountable for their actions. The nurse is also responsible for the actions of tasks that they delegate to other staff members such as LPN, CNA, or PCT. There may be legal consequences for the nurse’s actions if not performed ethically. The nurse must use evidence-based practice and best practice methods to the best of the nurse’s ability. Continuous education will help the nurse keep up on the newest technology since this field is forever changing with the times. One thing that will be a constant is the need for compassionate care giving.

The role of caregiver includes taking care of the patient’s body, mind, and spirit as a whole. The nurse will assist the patient with ADLs, dressing changes, and hygiene needs. According to Fundamentals of nursing the nurse will provide care by using physical and interpersonal skills (Perry, 2013). The nurse will use the nursing process as a tool to assist the patient in healing. The nurse, patient, and family set goals for the patient to achieve best...

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...ll all so need to communicate with other professionals such as doctors, nurses, and therapists. The nurse will need to communicate clearly to the LPNs and CNAs so that all the tasks get completed.

The nurse will be a manager in almost every professional role that the nurse will carry. The nurse will need to delegate jobs to the LPN and CNA to take care of all the patients that the nurse will be assigned for the day or the job wouldn’t get done. In a nursing home the RN will be managing LPNs and CNAs to take care of many residents that have a wide variety of needs. An RN may also be a nurse manager that will head the staff and much more in that role.

Children are not small adults and when hospitalized children need special consideration for treatment. The nurse would not communicate with a fifty year old the same that the nurse would talk to a five year old.