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8 Roles and Responsibilities of An MCN

Clinical nurse specialists are nurses prepared at the master's or doctorate level who act as consultants in their area of expertise, serving as role models, researchers, and teachers of quality nursing care. Some specific types of clinical nurse specialists include neonatal nurse specialists who manage infant care at birth and in intensive care units, childbirth educators who teach about normal birth, and lactation consultants who educate and support women with breastfeeding. Case managers are graduate-level nurses who supervise patients from admission to discharge to ensure continuity and coordination of care. Nurse practitioners are nurses educated at the master's or doctoral level who provide both general and specialty care, such as women's health, pediatrics, and neonatal and family care. Certified

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8 Roles and Responsibilities of An MCN

Clinical nurse specialists are nurses prepared at the master's or doctorate level who act as consultants in their area of expertise, serving as role models, researchers, and teachers of quality nursing care. Some specific types of clinical nurse specialists include neonatal nurse specialists who manage infant care at birth and in intensive care units, childbirth educators who teach about normal birth, and lactation consultants who educate and support women with breastfeeding. Case managers are graduate-level nurses who supervise patients from admission to discharge to ensure continuity and coordination of care. Nurse practitioners are nurses educated at the master's or doctoral level who provide both general and specialty care, such as women's health, pediatrics, and neonatal and family care. Certified

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  • Paediatric Nurse Practitioner: Detailing the specialized skills required by paediatric nurse practitioners in medical assessment and care for children.
  • Women’s Health Practitioner: Covers the role of practitioners specializing in women’s health, including screening and health promotion.
  • Care Manager: Highlights the role of care managers in ensuring access to health services and continuity of care delivery.
  • Nurse Educator: Outlines responsibilities of nurse educators in teaching and motivating the next generation of nurses.
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist: Describes the role of clinical nurse specialists, including responsibilities, collaboration with teams, and resource provision.
  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner: Focuses on the responsibilities and settings where neonatal nurse practitioners operate, particularly involving newborn care.
  • Certified Nurse-Midwife: Describes the certified nurse-midwife's role in managing pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care.

1.

Clinical Nurse Specialist


 Nurses prepared at the master’s or doctorate degree level
 Act as consultants in their area of expertise
 Serve as role models, researchers, teachers of quality nursing care
 Could be an instrumental in helping a primary nurse organize care
of infants and meeting with the parents to help them accept what
is happening.
 Neonatal nurse specialists
 manage the care of infants at birth and at intensive care settings
 provide follow-up care to ensure that the newborn is well
 Childbirth educators
 teach families about normal birth
 Teach how to prepare for labor and births.
 Lactation consultants
 educate women about breastfeeding a
 provide support while they learn how to do it.
 Genetic nurse counselors
 consult with families about patterns of inheritance
 offer support to families with a child who has inherited
genetic disorder

2. Case manager
 A graduate level nurse
 Supervises a group of patients from the time they enter a health
care setting until they are discharged from the setting
 Monitor the effectiveness, cost and satisfaction of their health care
 They help prevent fragmentation of care
 Ensure that continuity of care and feeling of medical hone are
included in care.

3. Nurse Practitioner
 Nurses educated at the master’s or doctoral degree
 Recent advances in technology and research

Doctor of nursing practice programs- designed to prepare nurse practitioners


with the highest level of practice expertise integrated with the ability to
translate scientific knowledge into complex clinical interventions.

4. Women’s health nurse practitioner


 Has advanced study in the promotion of health and prevention of illness in
women.
 Educate women about their bodies and sharing them methods to prevent
illness
 They care for women with illnesses such as STI
 Counsel women about reproductive life planning
 Help women to remain well so that they enter pregnancy in good health and
maintain their health throughout life.

5. Pediatric nurse practitioner


 Is a nurse prepared with extensive skills in physical assessment, interviewing
and well child counselling and care?
 Administer any immunizations needed
 Offers anticipatory guidance
 Arranges a return appointment for the next well-child check-up
 If the child has common illness (IDA):
 Orders necessary laboratory tests
 Prescribed appropriate drugs for therapy
o If the child has major illness
 Consult to a pediatrician
6. Neonatal nurse practitioner
 Is an advanced practice role for nurses who are skilled in the care of newborns
both well and ill.
 May work in level 1, 2 and 3 newborn nurseries, neonatal follow-up clinics or
physician groups.

Responsibilities:
 Managing and caring for newborns in intensive care unit
 Conducting normal newborn assessments and physical examinations
 Providing high-risk follow-up discharge planning
 Transporting ill infants to different care settings

7. Family nurse practitioner


 Is an advanced practice role that provides health care not only to women and
children but also to the family as a whole?
 Can provide prenatal care for women with uncomplicated pregnancy
 Takes the health and pregnancy history
 Performs physical and obstetric examinations
 Orders appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests
 Plans continued care throughout pregnancy and for the family
 Monitor the family to promote health and optimal family functioning during
health and illness

[Link] nurse-midwife
 Is an individual educated in two disciplines of nursing and midwifery?
 licensed according to the requirements
 Assisting women with pregnancy and childbearing
 Assumes full responsibility for the care and management of women with
uncomplicated pregnancies
 Makes birth an unforgettable family event
 Helps to ensure a healthy outcome for both mother and child.

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