The Changing Role of Nurses

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What are some ways that nurses are reclaiming their traditional right to independent practice?

Expanding clinical roles, offering innovative services, focusing on health promotion and illness prevention, providing chronic and palliative care, rehabilitation and support services, clinical speciality practice, and management consultancy.

What are some of the roles that nurses are taking on as they expand their clinical roles?

Patient advocates, caregivers, counsellors, and educators.

What are some of the services that nurses are offering in their expanded roles?

Health promotion, illness and accident prevention, chronic and palliative care, rehabilitation and support services, clinical speciality practice, and management consultancy.

What are some qualities that describe these independent-minded nurses?

Efficient clinicians, providing quality and effective services, creating a positive public image. Signup and view all the answers

Who makes up this independent-minded group of nurses?

Both entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a nurse entrepreneur?

An individual who owns a business that offers nursing services of various nature, such as direct care, education, research, administration, or consultation. The nurse is directly accountable to the client and may provide services through direct arrangements or sub-contracts administered by another organization. Signup and view all the answers