An LPN is newly recruited to the hospital. As a part of the orientation program, the nurse is informed that the nursing staff follows the primary nursing approach of the nursing model
Which of the following nursing models describes primary care nursing? A) The nursing staff is headed by a team leader.
B) A single nurse plans and provides nursing care.
C) A head nurse assigns tasks to other members.
D) A nurse manager plans the nursing care of clients.
B
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Primary nursing is an approach of the nursing model wherein a single nurse plans and provides client care and evaluates the client's progress. This is unlike team nursing, where the team leader plans and evaluates nursing care. In team nursing, there is a team of nursing staff that plans and provides care together. The nursing model where the head nurse assigns specific tasks to each nurse is called the functional nursing model. Primary nursing is also different from nurse-managed care, where nursing care is based on predicted outcomes under the nursing care of a nurse manager.
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