Another important quality of nurses that is usually overlooked is the role of case manager for the patient. Typically when you think of a nurse, you think of someone taking a doctors orders and putting them into action whether that be giving medication or treatment. In reality, the nurse provides a plan of care for the patient and is the case manager for the patient making sure they are taken to all their tests, and gets all their treatment. The nurse goes to the doctor requesting medication to give to the patient, the nurse is the one leading the way of patient care, not the doctor
