Question

1. Discuss the roles of Nursing with regards to
   1. Caregiver
   2. Educator
   3. Advocate- and contributions of Dock, Palmer, Goodrich, & Wald
   4. Manager
   5. Colleague
   6. Expert

Answer 1

a) Caregiver : Nurses plays a significant role as caregiver. They provides direct hands-on care in a variety of settings. They are involved in those activities that assist the patients physically and psychologically while preserving patient's dignity. They help the patients in their daily activities such as bathing and dressing.

b) Educator : Nurses also plays a significant role as educator to both patients and the student or junior nurses. They teaches the student nurses about various types of clinical nursing skills. They have also the responsibility to train the junior nurses. They have a role in designing curricula, developing courses or programs of study, teaching and guiding learners and evaluating learning.

c) Advocate : Nurses also plays a significant role as advocate. Nurses ensures the safety of their patients and gives them a voice. They protects the patient's right and helps in promoting patient's equality and freedom. They connect patients to resources and represents their needs and wishes to other health professionals.

d) Manager : Nurses also plays a significant role as manager. They have a leadership functions of governance and decision making within organizations employing nurses. They are involved in all processes of management like planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling. They manages the medical care including maintaining medical records and administering or monitoring medication.

e) Colleague : Nurses have also a special role to play as a colleague. They have a role in the collaborative clinical and research policies which is also integral to the team process in dynamic healthcare. They cooperate and coordinate with their colleagues, and work together towards the common purposes, improving health, respecting shared strengths, caring and compassion.

f) Expert : Nurses also plays a significant role as expert nurse. They plays a specialized role while acting as a expert nurse. Expert nurse gives specialized assistance to the patients and other fellow nurses. They also provides training and support to other nurses.