Profile of the registered Nurse.

At the completion of the general nursing course the will function in the roles of,

Health care promoter, Health care giver and Health care facilitator

1.      Be committed to health teaching and health promotion.
2.       .  Be sensitive to the health care patterns of various cultural groups in the country
3.       .  Be skilled in working with groups in the community to assist them in making health deacons.
4.          Be recognize the components of primary health care and the level of prevention.
5.          Be a leader in the promotion of health as a nurse and as a citizen.
6.      Be a competent to identifying health problems and inappropriate referral in necessary.
7.       Be a skilled in counseling patient, relatives and community groups

 As a health care giver, the nurse will,

1.     Be committed to maintaining standards of nursing practice and in providing quality nursing care.
2.      Bea safe in the practice of clinical nursing skills.
3.         Have a pleasant manner towards patients ,relatives and co-workers which conveys confidence,consideration and co-operation.
4.      Be skilled in determining the physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs of patients and in responding appropriately.
5.       Be competent in observation and in the collection and recording of information during day to care.
6.      Be skilled in planning, implementing and evaluating care in a variety of health care setting.
7.      Be reliable in own professional standers and ethical conduct.
8.      Be flexible during periods of change and adaptable to new situation and circumstances.
9.     Be responsible and accountable for own actions and participate in the evaluation of nursing practice.
10.      Be skilled in communication which fosters inter personal relationship with patients, co-workers and other health team members.
11.      Contribute to the teaching of student nurses and other health team members as appropriate.
12.     Contribute to the assessment of students clinical skills as appropriate.

As a health care facilitator, the nurse will,

1.     Be complement in organized health care resources for the care of patients and community groups.
2.     Be skilled in the collection and recording of data to be used in the care of patients and /or for research.
3.     Participate with other team members in healthcare researches studies.
4.      Be skilled in identifying problems in clinical practice which need to be investigated or researched.
5.     Be competent  in problems solving in the care of patients and in the organization of health care delivery.
6.      Foster inter relationship communication to facilitate the transmission of information to patients \,relative and other health team members.
7.     Anticipate opportunities for establishing liaison between hospital, community and patient’s house.
8.     Be committed to continuing learning to enable evaluation  renewal and refreshment of personal approaches to work related responsibilities.
9.     Participated in monitoring nursing care practices.