Health Assessment Assignment

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Enumerate 5 roles of a professional nurse and describe each.

 Record medical history and symptoms.


- The patient's nursing record provides an accurate record of the treatment and
care provided and takes into account extensive correspondence between you
and your eye care partners. Maintaining good nursing records also enables
us to identify issues that have arisen and take action to correct them.
Reference:
Pickering, D., & Stevens, S. (2010, December). Keeping a Good Nursing Records: A Guide.
Retrieved January 19,2022 from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033612/
 Advocate for the health and wellbeing of patients.
- Advocacy is fundamental as it can decrease the likelihood of mistakes and
lacking consideration. At the point when patients deny care or can't address
their interests about their consideration, medical attendants should here and
there step in. Patient advocates monitor patients' decisions, freedoms, and
security.
Reference:
Become a Stronger Patient Advocate.
(2019, September 3). Retrieved January !9,2022 from
https://rnbsnonline.unm.edu/articles/become-stronger-patient-advocate.aspx
 Monitor patient health and record signs.
- Checking patient crucial signs is a standard practice among clinical experts
and assumes a significant part in persistent wellbeing and clinical results.
Ordinary observation empowers medical services experts to follow changes
in quiet conditions, recognize early understanding disintegration, and
forestall damage or mistakes.
Reference:
The 5 Most Important Patient Vital Signs.
(2018, April 5). Retrieved January 19,2022 from
https://blog.earlysense.com/5-important-patient-vital-signs-to-ensure-patient-
safety#:~:text=Monitoring%20patient%20vital%20signs%20is,or%20errors
%20that%20may%20occur.

 Administer medications and treatments.


- Benefits incorporate compelling sickness/illness the board, eased back
infection movement, and worked on persistent results with scarcely any,
mistakes. Medication harm can result from unseen side-effects just as
prescription wrong treatment (wrong medicine, wrong time, wrong portion,
and so on)
Reference:
Hughes, R.G., & Blegen, M.A. (2008, April). Medication Administration Safety
Retrieved January 19,2022 from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2656/

 Operate medical equipment.


- Medical equipment is utilized by nurses and patients to guarantee an
appropriate analysis, checking, brief therapy, and patient wellbeing. A
responsive wellbeing framework ought to provide high-quality care to all
individuals when and where they need it.
Reference:
The Pan African Medical Journal.
(2017, September 29). Retrieved January 19,2022 from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5837176/#:~:text=Nurses%20and
%20patients%20rely%20on,where%20they%20need%20health%20services.

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