Provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and offer advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.
Assess and identify patients’ needs; implement and monitor the patient’s medical plan and treatment in collaboration with physicians and other health‑care specialists.
Perform systematic patient assessment, re‑assessment, and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.
Analyze assessment information and data to determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.
Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care.
Create and evaluate patient care plans with the inter‑professional team, collaborating with the patient and patient’s bystanders.
Record vital signs and promptly recognize, address, and, if necessary, escalated abnormalities.