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Ch. 1 NUR
Evolution of Nursing, Thought & Action
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the function of a Direct Care Provider? | Address the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the client. |
| Examples of Direct Care Provider? | Listening to lung sounds, giving medications, client teaching. |
| What is the function of Communicator? | Use interpersonal & therapeutic communication skills to address the needs of the client, facilitate communication in the healthcare team, and advise the community about health promotion and disease prevention. |
| Examples of Communicator? | Counseling a client, discussing staffing needs at a unit meeting, collaborating with the provider about a client's condition. |
| What is the function of Client/Family Educator? | Assess and diagnose the teaching needs of a client group family or community. Once the diagnosis is made nurses plan how to meet these needs implement the teaching plan and evaluate its effectiveness. |
| Example, examples of Client/Family educator | Pre-operative, teaching prenatal education for siblings, community classes on nutrition. |