Roles and Functions of a Professional Nurse

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I'm new to these boards but I'm in the process of writing an admission essay on "roles and functions of a professional nurse." I could really use some help....first I'm alittle confused as to what is the difference between role and function (I guess I see them both as almost the same thing.) I have the very basic most common ideas already....pt. advocate, leader and teaching both pt and family. I guess I could just use some ideas and advice because we all know how many applications each college receives and I want mine to be really great! Thank you all so much for any comments you have for me.

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Function is the same as purpose. What is the purpose of a nurse?

Roles are the ways we carry out our functions. The roles you mentioned are all appropriate.

One clue is that nurses should always be the patient advocate.

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Thanks Purplemania for your help....I was wondering if a function would be

"to help a patient achieve the highest quality of care and independence possible?" Thanks for all your help.

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