... related situations. (Ellis and Hartlay, 2000: 165) However, caring and curing is not the only important task for the nurse. He or she also participates in health promotion, for example educating clients about health and the prevention of infirmity. In today's society, nursing takes place in many different contexts including patients' homes, communities, hospitals, schools or rehabilitation facilities and is involved in a range of different health care activities. The work of a nurse can reach from primary health care to tertiary care and encompasses a central role in ensuring the highest standards of health care in different environments. Nurses today have an immense responsibility in association with working in a diversity of different health care settings. It is therefore important for the profession to have autonomy, authority and recognition. Another essential fact is that nurses need critical thinking skills to perform all the different tasks expected from patients, ...

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