| Nurses are important to the health care system. | | | | to maintaining or regaining independence and quality of |
| Nurses today have many additional roles, especially | | | | life, particularly after an illness or injury. Starting |
| nurses play key role in meeting the needs of patients, | | | | rehabilitation early can help maintain function and |
| patient safety, medication safety, communication and | | | | increase the chances of returning to the early stage. |
| serving as part of the health care team. This role | | | | Rehabilitation care nurses take a holistic approach to |
| allows nurses to contribute to quality improvement in | | | | meet patients medical, environmental and spiritual |
| health care around the clock. | | | | needs. |
| Role in Patients Care | | | | Typical nurse aide tasks may also include like bathing, |
| Nurses are educated to anticipate and meet the | | | | dressing, or assisting with hygienic needs; serving |
| needs of the whole person rather than just the | | | | meals and feeding patients; moving patients to and |
| presenting health problem. When doctors diagnose and | | | | from treatment rooms or assisting them to walk; and |
| treat the disease, it is nurses who take pre-and post | | | | observing patients' physical, mental and emotional |
| operative care of the patient. We know that nurses | | | | conditions and reporting changes to the nursing or |
| play critical role in the care of women and infants. The | | | | medical staff. |
| Professional nurses do not blindly follow orders; they | | | | Role in Research Agenda |
| are critical thinker and problem solvers. Now a day's | | | | Nurses also have a key role in Healthcare Research, |
| nurses are being held more accountable for their | | | | especially in the areas of primary care, outcomes |
| practice and how their practice do affect patients | | | | research, translation of research into practice, and |
| outcome, this is because the health care has evolved | | | | quality of care. Nurses are uniquely qualified to blend |
| and advanced a lot. Nurse's up-to-date knowledge on | | | | communication, clinical, and administrative skills which |
| disease and illness helps them to contribute on creating | | | | are necessary to conduct clinical research. AHRQ |
| awareness about health practice, disease and | | | | recently awarded grants to 19 primary care |
| prevention to the community. | | | | practice-based research networks, in which nurses |
| Role in Rehabilitation Care | | | | play a key role, according to CPCR. Thus nurses helps |
| Nurses in rehabilitation settings help patients adapt to | | | | and play important role in quality health care in many |
| their disabilities, achieve their greatest potential, and | | | | areas. |
| work toward productive lives. Being able to function is | | | | |