In: Nursing
what is the advantage of having a physician and a nurse? Is there not a lot of overlap in knowledge, why would you want both?
ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A PHYSICIAN AND A NURSE
Health care is a team which consists of doctors, nurses ,pharmacists, physiotherapist etc.Patient is the important person in the hospital.Irrespective of age and socioeconomic levels medical and nursing profession impacts all.Physicians and nurses plays different roles in the health care system.In hospital physician and nurses collaborate in different actions like sharing the resposibilities in problem solving, making decisions to formulating the line of treatment and carry out the plans for patient care.
Roles of physician and nurses in health care
Physician is a person who are specialized in diagnosis and treatment of disease.Nurse is a person who is trained to take care of the sick people.
Physicians considered as the God in treating the disease .Nurses act as a back bone of the hospital
Physician is a person who study about a diseases and how to cure it. Nurses are considered as the healers
Physician makes the necessary decisions about patient's medical diagnosis and treatment. Nurses are expected to follow the orders taken by the physician
Physicians are often specialize in one area and provides diagnosis.Nurses provides over all care to the patients
Physicians does not have much time to be with the patient. Nurses are always with the patient from the admission till the discharge
Usually Physicians does not maintain the intimacy with patient. Nurses are more intimate with the patients.
Nurses can understand the symptoms and they can assist in proper diagnosis and appropriate treatments with physicians.
Nurses act as a laison between the doctors and patient.
Nurses provides holistic care to the patient.They act as the advocate for the patient.
Nurses can provide more emotional support to the patient than the physicians.
Physicians are not the direct supervisors of patients. They come and take the rounds and see the patient file.Nurses are the direct care providers to the patient.
Physician and nurses collaborate in different actions like sharing the resposibilities in problem solving, making decisions to formulating the line of treatment and carry out the plans for patient care.
Nurses has the ability to identify and alert the physicians in critical situations.
SUMMARY
Nurses and physicians are considered as the important members of the hospital to provide better patient care. They work hand in hand in order to cure and heal the illness.