The primary role of a nurse is to advocate and care for individuals and support them through health and illness. However, there are various other responsibilities of a nurse that form a part of the role of a nurse, including to:

Major Accountabilities:

• Provide direct care to assigned patients.
• Take the nursing history, summarize data, and state nursing diagnoses/patient care needs.
• Observe and record signs, symptoms, and behaviors, including the physiological status of patients; present the assessment of changes, the proposed revision of interventions, and desired outcomes.
• Follow policy for activating an individualized plan of care for newly admitted patients.
• Deliver designated nursing interventions to assigned patients that are consistent with the stated medical plan of care.
• Perform admission, discharge and transfer procedures, and assist others with patient's activities and care.
• Execute physician's orders for all assigned patients; safely and properly administers medications and treatments.
• Notify appropriate nursing and medical staff to changes in the patient's status.
• Independently perform duties and assume responsibility for care of assigned patients.
• Perform techniques and routines in the specialty service area.
• Perform or assist others to perform proper aseptic techniques, isolation procedures, and infection control measures.
• Document nursing care in all assigned patient records.
• Maintain patient's privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times.
• Evaluate care given including the patient response.