Nursing profession has a health mission to fulfil the health needs of people

Nurse-patient relationship is friendly relationship. Nurses help patient to lessen feelings of insecurity and greater chances of speedy recovery.

Nursing profession focuses on supporting clients, commune or society to preserve good health and lead normal life. It is just like philanthropic behavior following the code of ethics. Major contributors in this field are Hildegard Pepla, Florence Nightingale and many others. In nursing practices, nurse-client relationship is established to assist and treat the patient. Nurses can provide such services through examination, description, formulation, understanding, rationale, and involvement.

There are number of nursing roles to clinical nursing. In counseling role, she can help client understand and integrate the meaning of current life circumstances; provides guidance and encouragement to make changes. 

Teaching role gives instructions and provides training; involves analysis and synthesis of the learner's experience. There are four developmental Stages of the Nurse-Client Relationship-Orientation Phase, Identification Phase, Exploitation Phase, and Resolution Phase.

In our society, nurses are viewed as high moral practitioners. This profession is progressing very fast. Nurses provide a round-the-clock relationship with people and assist them by performing different role.