ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PROFESSIONAL NURSE

Question 1

Provide direct care and comfort of client
Holistic approach; accept the client as a person
Maintain and regain health; manages symptoms

Answer 1

Caregiver/ Care Provider

Question 2

For the completely dependent client

Answer 2

Full Care

Question 3

For the partially dependent client

Answer 3

Partial Care

Question 4

To assist clients in attaining their possible level of health and wellness

Answer 4

Supportive- educative care

Question 5

Involves concern for and actions in behalf of the client to bring about a change

Answer 5

Client Advocate

Question 6

Promotes what is best for the client, ensuring that the client’s needs are met and protecting the client’s right.

Answer 6

Client Advocate

Question 7

Provides explanation in client’s language and support clients decisions.

Answer 7

Client Advocate

Question 8

Protect your patient’s human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if the need
arises

Answer 8

Client Advocate

Question 9

The nurse helps clients learn about their health and the health care procedures they need to perform to restore or maintain their health.

Answer 9

Teacher

Question 10

Assesses the client’s learning needs and readiness to learn.

Answer 10

Teacher

Question 11

Encourages compliance with prescribed therapy.
Promotes healthy lifestyle
Interprets information to the client

Answer 11

Teacher

Question 12

Some of your teaching is unplanned and informal
o Explain concepts about health; explain the
procedure to the patient; gives information to the
patient
o Give information with the learning needs of your
patient, capacity of the patient, and their readiness to learn
o Goal of a teacher is to have intellectual growth

Answer 12

Teacher

Question 13

Helps client to recognize and cope with stressful psychologic or social problems; to develop an improve
interpersonal relationships and to promote personal growth

Answer 13

Counselor

Question 14

Provides emotional, intellectual to and psychologic support

Answer 14

Counselor

Question 15

Focuses on helping a client to develop new attitudes, feelings and behaviors rather than promoting intellectual growth.

Answer 15

Counselor

Question 16

Encourages the client to look at alternative behaviors recognize the choices and develop a sense of control.

Answer 16

Counselor

Question 17

Give your own opinion or idea

Answer 17

Advisor

Question 18

Initiate changes or assist clients to make modifications in themselves or in the system of care

Answer 18

Change agent

Question 19

Combination of client advocate, caregiver, and change agent

Answer 19

Change Agent

Question 20

Makes decisions, coordinates activities of others, allocate
resources, evaluate care and personnel

Answer 20

Manager

Question 21

Plans, give direction, develop staff, monitors operations, give the rewards fairly and represents both staff and administrations as needed

Answer 21

Manager

Question 22

Coordinate with other healthcare staff

Answer 22

Manager

Question 23

Influences others to work together to accomplish a specific goal.

Answer 23

Leader

Question 24

A learned process requiring an understanding of the needs
and goals that motivate people, the knowledge to apply the
leadership skills, and the interpersonal skills to influence
others.

Answer 24

Leader

Question 25

Improvement of the well-being of the patient Influences the behavior of the patient

Answer 25

Leader

Question 26

Nurses identify client problems and then communicate these verbally or in writing to other members of the health care team.

Answer 26

Communicator

Question 27

The nurse must be able to communicate clearly and accurately in order for a client’s health care needs to be met.

Answer 27

Communicator

Question 28

Work with the multidisciplinary health care team to measure the effectiveness of the case management plan and to monitor outcomes.

Answer 28

Case Manager

Question 29

Works with primary or staff nurses to oversee the care of a specific caseload. In other agencies, the primary nurse or provides some level of direct care to the client and family.

Answer 29

Case Manager

Question 30

Participates in identifying significant researchable problems

Answer 30

Researcher

Question 31

Participates in scientific investigation and must be a consumer of research findings

Answer 31

Researcher

Question 32

Must be aware of the research process, language of research, a sensitive to issues related to protecting the rights of human subjects

Answer 32

Researcher

Question 33

Is a nurse who has completed either as certificate program or a master's degree in a specialty and is also certified by the appropriate specialty organization

Answer 33

Nurse practitioner

Question 34

Is skilled at making nursing assessments, performing P.E., counseling, teaching and treating minor and self-limiting illness

Answer 34

Nurse practitioner

Question 35

A nurse usually with advanced degree, who teaches in clinical or educational settings, teaches theoretical knowledge, clinical skills and conduct research

Answer 35

Nurse educator

Question 36

Nurse who has completed a program in midwifery Provides prenatal and postnatal care and delivers babies to woman with uncomplicated pregnancies

Answer 36

Nurse-midwife

Question 37

Nurse who has an advanced degree, and manages health-related business

Answer 37

Nurse entrepreneur

Question 38

Is a nurse who has completed a master's degree in specialty and has considerable clinical expertise in that specialty

Answer 38

Clinical Specialists

Question 39

She provides expert care to individuals, participates in educating health care professionals and ancillary, acts as a clinical consultant and participates in research

Answer 39

Clinical Specialists

Question 40

A nurse who completed the course of study in an anesthesia school and carries out pre-operative status of clients

Answer 40

Nurse anesthetist

Question 41

A nurse who functions at various levels of management in health settings

Answer 41

Nurse administrator

Question 42

Responsible for the management and administration of resources and personnel involved in giving patient care

Answer 42

Nurse administrator

Question 43

Provides specialized care for individuals who are victims and or/perpetrators of trauma

Answer 43

Forensic nurse

Question 44

They have knowledge on the legal system and skills in injury identification, evaluation, and documentation

Answer 44

Forensic nurse

Question 45

Collects evidence, provides medical testimony in court, consults with legal authorities

Answer 45

Forensic nurse