Role Of A Professional Nurse
Choose a key role of the professional nurse, one that you have identified from your clinical setting or one that you wish to explore. This can also be a role that you currently have and would like to present aspects of this role to your peers. There are also general examples described in your textbook such as educator, researcher, and manager. Please try to limit it to no more than 10-12 slides. Discuss how this particular role that you wish to present is or could be used in a healthcare setting (or settings). How does or could this role (directly or indirectly) influence the health outcomes of patients, families, communities, or populations? How do the changes in the current healthcare landscape influence this role? Based on these changes, what suggestions do you have to increase the nurses ability to care for the changing society? Grading criteria: Clearly identifies a specific role of the nurse and how this role is used in a healthcare setting (or settings). 20 Discusses how this role (directly or indirectly) influences the health outcomes of patients, families, communities, or populations. 20 Describes how changes in the current healthcare landscape influence this role. 20 Identifies possible ways to increase the nurses ability to care for the needs of a changing society. 20 Utilizes 4 references (using APA format), with attention to format for references, grammar, and spelling. 20
