Analysis of the Role of the Nurse in meeting the Health Care Needs of an Identified Population in Australia
Due to the expansion of the nurse practitioner (NP) role worldwide indicates towards a basic need to understand how the overall role functions in inter professional healthcare teams. Over the last few decades the role of Nurse has spread from US to all around the world, the main reason for the development of this role was to provide health care services for the people in rural and urban environment when physicians are not present (Reeves. S, 2011).
Australia is a multicultural nation, where majority of its population enjoy a high quality of life, with overall health status among the best in the world. In Australia, its health services are monitored and managed by a combination of various levels of federal state, private and various other public organizations (J.E. Mills et al).
The rise of Nurses in Australia is mainly because of the reason that they can produce similar clinical outcomes with selected patient populations when compared with primary and acute care settings. According to Jones. J, nurses represents the largest occupational group of health care professionals in Australia that comprises of both rural and urban areas. In Australia, interpersonal teams work jointly in order to be able to provide proper health care, though the overall environmental and geographical location of the workforce both impact upon the nature and composition of inter professional teams Jones. J, 2010.
The overall role of a Nurse is multifaceted one, embracing on the physical, emotional and psychosocial care of the patient either in their homes, aged care or hospitals (Warner. A, 2008). Another important aspect of the Nurse is that the Nurse has to play a key role in the prevention of ill-health. The important role of the registered nurse in remote and other isolated locations is very much complex and requires a full range of professional knowledge and skills. (Wright et al. 2008). Nurse role is not limited to herself but a good Nurse has to perform his/her duties in conjunction with doctors, health care and other social welfare professionals, at the same time developing good relationship with patients and their families (Warner. A, 2008). In a case of misunderstanding or lack of understanding of the main role of a nurse by the people in the community or other departments can lead to unrealistic expectations where one can expect nurses to perform beyond their professional ability (Wright et al. 2008)
With the help of latest technologies and modern research facilities, nurses has to be able to care for patients with both acute and chronic ill-health. One of the major problem that the Nurses face before they appointed to their role is that the specialties of immunology and other deficiency disorders. In order to be able to perform their duties well, it is very important that the Nurses have the relevant and up to date subject knowledge, they are experienced enough to perform their duties well, to avoid such issues health care assistants are encouraged to gain enough knowledge before they become Nurse (Heron.P et al).
References
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Wright, K., Sparks, L., & O’Hair, D. (2008). Health Communication in the 21st Century. Carlton, Victoria: Blackwell Publishing.
Warner. A, 2008, ‘The role of nurses in recognizing and caring for patients with primary immunodeficiencies’, Journal or Pharmaceutical Policy and law 43 – 50.
Heron. P, 2012, ‘Nursing a Grievance? The Role of Healthcare Assistants in a Modernized National Health Service’, Journal of Gender, Work and Organization vol 19.
Reeves. S, 2011, ‘The role of nurse practitioners in hospital settings: implications for inter professional practice’, Journal of Inter professional Care 245 – 251.
