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There are four major roles identified within the profession of nursing: administrator, educator, practitioner, and researcher. Although the setting of practice and the level of expertise influence the level of focus, which of the following is the most fundamental role to nursing?
  1. Practitioner
  2. Educator
  3. Administrator
  4. Researcher
Explanation
Answer: A - The practitioner role is the most fundamental role to nursing. All the other roles within the nursing practice exist to maintain and support the practitioner role of a nurse. As a practitioner, a nurse is responsible for day to day care of clients. The nurse is expected to work as a noble professional to promote health, prevent or treat clients with the rest of a health care team, and empower clients to care for themselves.
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