The Health Care Team

Good communication

Care is coordinated

1. Promoting health 2. Preventting illness 3. Restoring health

Goal accomplished by:

RN / team leader

Has the final responsibility. When busy, a medicine nurse

1. Managers 2. RN's 3. LPN/LVN 4. Student Nurses 5. NA/CNA 6. Cross trained staff 7. Unlicensed Assistive personnel(UAP) patient care tech or associate

Nursing staff in Health Care Team

1. Biologic 2. Behavior 3. Science nursing 4. Theory 5. Clinical

Practical nursing program content

1. Technical school 2. Community college 3. Private schools

Practical nursing program found

Fragmented care

Prevented or avoided

Nursing assistant

Program that last in 75 hours, function under RN or LPN

1. Plan of care 2. Coordinate activities of care 3. Provide care that requires more specialized knowledge and judgement 4. Teach client, families, and other health care team members 5. Client advocate

RN do the following

2.6 Millions

RN employed

1. Supervisory 2. Administrative 3. RN work under the Nurse Practice Act of his/her state 4. Use the nursing process to formulate nursing diagnosis and assess 5. Standard of care used

Role of the RN

Unit Manager

Supervise and coordinate s staff and assignments

Primary goal

To restore optimal physical, emotional, and spiritual health to clients

Ward clerk / Health unit coordinator

Secretarial in nature

6%

Percentage of male nurses

LPN

Do not function Independently

Bed side nurse

Primary nurse, receives and gives report

LPN interdependent

RN helps with decision making, direct supervision on site or by telephone