Module 3 : Overview

Concept of Nursing

Prepared by : NCM 103 Lecturers

 Learning objectives
• At the end of discussions , the students will be
able to :
• Define Nursing
• Discuss the recipients of care.
• Explain the roles and responsibilities of
nurses.
 Definitions of nursing
• Act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist
him in his recovery- Nightingale

• The unique function of the nurse

is to assist the individual, sick or well,
in the performance of activities
contributing to health and
recovery- Henderson
 Definitions of nursing
• direct, goal oriented,
adaptable to the needs of
the individual, family, and
community during health
and illness.- ANA
• Later- diagnosis and
treatment
• Then protection,
promotion, optimization of
health and abilities,
prevention of illness and
injury, alleviation of
suffering
Definitions of nursing
• Common themes of the definitions of Nursing..
• Caring
• Art
• Science
• Client- centered
• Holistic
• Adaptive
• Concerned with health promotion, maintenance ,
and restoration.
• Helping profession.
• Also called consumers,
patients or clients.
• Uses a service or
commodity –healthcare
products or services.
• patient -wait for or
undergoing medical
treatment or care
 Recipients of Nursing
• Latin word – to suffer or bear
• Client- a person who engages the advice or
services of another, receiver of healthcare
• Most preferred term
Scope of nursing
• Provides care to 3 types
of client – individuals,
families, and
communities
 Areas of Nursing
• Promoting Health and
wellness – both healthy
and ill
• Eg. Healthy lifestyle

• Preventing Illness- goal:

maintain optimal health
• Eg. Prenatal and infant
care
•
 Areas of Nursing
• Restoring Health-
focuses on ill clients,
early detection of
disease.
• eg. Bathing, BP mon.

• Caring for the Dying-

comforting and caring
for all ages in hospices.
Roles and functions
 Roles and functions
• CAREGIVER – role
includes activities that
assist client physically
and psychologically.
 Roles and functions
• COMMUNICATOR-
identify client problems
then communicate with
healthcare team.
 Roles and functions
Collaborator-acts to
protect the client,
represents the clients
needs and wishes
 Roles and functions
• TEACHER – helps client
learn about their health
and healthcare
procedures.
 Roles and functions

• CLIENT ADVOCATE- acts

to protect the client,
represent client needs
and wishes.
• identifies client
problems and then
communicates these
verbally or in writing.
 Roles and functions
• COUNSELOR- Helps a
client to recognize and
cope with stressful
problems.
• assist the client
physically and
psychologically while
preserving client’s
dignity
 Roles and functions
• CHANGE AGENT- assist
client to make
modifications in their
behaviors.
• encourages the client to
look at alternatives
behavior, and recognize
the choice.
 Roles and functions
• LEADER- influences
others to work together
to accomplish a specific
goal.
 Roles and functions
MANAGER- manage
nursing care, delegates
activities, supervises and
evaluates performance.
 Roles and functions
• CASE MANAGER-
works with staff nurses
to oversee care of
specific caseload.
• do measures to ensure
effectiveness of the
case management plan
 Roles and functions
• RESEARCH CONSUMER-
use research to improve
client care
 Roles and functions
• EXPANDED CAREER ROLES- as nurse educator,
specialist, educator, researcher, midwife, and
nurse anaesthetist.
 Activities
• 1. One minute paper
Define nursing in your own word or
understanding.
• 2. Self- Reflection
• As young aspiring and novice nursing student,
it is a must that you will know important roles
and functions of nurses. In relation to this,
which among the roles and functions of
nurses do you think you possess. Explain your
answer
 Self-Check Exercises
• Write the letter of your answer in your notebook.
• 1. The current definition of nursing refers to which of the
following?
• A. Treatment of diseases
• B. prevention of illness
• C. health diagnosis
• D. Protection, promotion, optimization of health

• 2. The following are common themes in the definition of

nursing?
• A. Art B. Science C. Client- centered D. All these
 Self-Check Exercises
3. Which of the following is the recipient of nursing care?
A. consumers C. patients
B. C. clients D. any of these

4. An area of nursing which maintains optimal health:

• A. Promoting health and wellness C. restoring health
• B. Preventing illness D. care for the dying
 Self-Check Exercises
5. The following are common themes in the definition of
nursing?
• A. Art B. Science C. Client- centered D. All these

6. Which of the following is the recipient of nursing care?

A. consumers B. patients C. clients D. any of these

7. As a manager, the PHN does the following:

• A. Provide nursing care to family with complicated nursing
problems
• B. delegates nursing activities
• C. influence others to work
• D. use research to improve client care
 Self-Check Exercises
9. The nurse performs her counselor function when she
performs which of the following?
A. She designs training program to reduce cases of certain
diseases
B. Helps a client to recognize and cope with stressful problems.
C. Assist clients to modify their behaviors
D. D. Reports on programs accomplishments

10. Which of the following is an inherent function of the nurse?

A. Initiate and maintain health promoting environment
B. Provision of nursing care
C. Monitors progress of diseases
D. Implementing health programs
 References
• Kozier and Erb ( 2016) Fundamental of
Nursing Concepts, process and Practice:
Upper Saddle River New Jersey Pearson
Education
• Hope (2017). Roles and Functions of a Nurse.
Retrieved from https://rnspeak.com/nurse-
roles-and-functions/
• Abalos ( 2020). Knowing Nursing through its
Evolutionary Descriptions: The Definitions of
Nursing. Retrieved from:
http://su.edu.ph/940-definitions-of-nursing/
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