2. • The word “NURSE “originated from the Latin word “NUTRIX” meaning
“TO NOURISH”. The nurse assumes a number of roles when they
provide care to clients. The roles required at a specific time depend
on the needs of the client and aspects of the particular environment.
3. ADULT NURSE
• “A Nurse who has received additional education and training in
the primary health care of adults.”
4. MEANING OF ADULT NURSING:
• Adult nursing involves caring for adults, both sick and well, not
only in the hospital environment but also in the community
setting.
5. GOALS OF ADULT HEALTH NURSING:
Determines responses to health problems, level of wellness, and
needs for assistance.
Provides physical care, emotional care, teaching, guidance, and
counseling.
Interventions aimed at assisting the client to meet own needs.
6. AIMS OF NURSING IN ADULT PATIENT
CARE:
• To promote health
• To prevent illness
• To restore health
• To facilitate coping with disability or death.
7. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
• Adult nurses provide medical care to and support the recovery
of patients suffering from acute and long-term illness, diseases
such as diabetes or arthritis, or those requiring surgery.
8. • They focus on the needs of the patient rather than the illness or
condition.
• They promote good health and well-being through education.
• The adult nurse addresses the holistic health care needs of the
client including measures to restore emotional, spiritual, and
social well-being.
9. • The role of a caregiver is the role of the nurse.
Gaining the trust and confidence of each patient is an important
role of nurses.
10. Nurses need to establish a good relationship with the patient and their
relatives.
• Duties of nurses include the following
• Preparing care plans
• Implementing plans through tasks such as preparing patients for
surgeries,
• wound treatment and monitoring pulse, blood pressure, and temperature.
• Observing and recording the conditions of the patient.
• Checking and recording the conditions of patients.
• Setting up drips and blood transfusions.
11. • Assisting with tests and evaluating.
• Carrying out routine investigations.
• Responding quickly to emergencies.
• Organizing staff and workloads.
• Teaching skills to student and junior nurses.
• Maintaining patient records.
• Making ethical decisions related to current and confidentiality.
12. ROLE
1) CAREGIVER:
• The nurse helps the client regain health through the healing
process
• Encompasses the physical, psychosocial, developmental, and
cultural, and spiritual levels.
• Adult nurses who work mainly in hospitals have traditionally
included those activities that assist the client’s dignity.
13. CLINICAL DECISION MAKER:
To provide effective care, the nurse uses critical thinking skills
throughout the nursing process.
14. ADVOCATE:
• Adult nurses also assist clients in exercising their rights and help
them speak up for themselves
• Advocate acts to protect the client.
15. PROTECTOR:
As a protector, the nurse helps to maintain a safe environment
for the client from possible adverse effects of diagnostic or
treatment measures.
16. ROLE OF FAMILY IN ADULT PATIENT
CARE:
• Acute illness may place sudden demands on the family. The
family should be able to cope with the changes that occur in the
family including the following:
• Role changes
• Task reassignment and increased demands on time.
• Increased stress due to anxiety about the illness
• Financial problems
• Loneliness as a result of separation and pending loss.
• Changes in social customs.
17. • The family should have a basic understanding of the disease, its
treatment, and personal care.
• Families should be able to cope using the known behaviors to
help them to manage and adapt to the problem.
• The family plays an important role in both the development and
management of disease conditions.
18. • Family should know the importance of affection and love during
illness.
• Emotional support from family and friends are essential.
• Family members are expected to assist patients with difficulties.
• The family is expected to provide a supporting environment for
the patient.
• The family should understand the need for assistance and help
the patient.
19. ROLE OF PATIENT IN ADULT
PATIENT CARE:
• Patient is a good source of information about illness.
• Patient is not a passive recipient of care he is an active
participant.
• Patient should be cooperative with the treatment.
• Patients must be given information about their care to make
choices or manage their conditions.
20. • Chronically ill individuals must learn to live with the course of
chronic illness.
• Maintaining interpersonal relationships with the health team
members.
• Patient cooperation is very important in assessment, planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
• The patient also participates actively in the patient and family
teaching programs.
• Giving consent for surgeries and diagnostic procedures is also
an important role.
21. SUMMARY:
• comprehensive care of adult patients not only involves the care
of the nurse towards the patient but also the participation of
the patient and family is important for the improvement of the
patient towards his potential well-being.
