The student nurse learns about the advantages and disadvantages of various patient care delivery models
The student understands that besides an historical perspective of nursing practice, a patient de-livery care model may need to be instituted to adapt to
a. alterations in available staff due to weath-er emergencies.
b. the financial environment of the patient population.
c. a wide range of ages among the staff.
d. a limited number of unlicensed staff on the unit.
ANS: A
Patient delivery models are instituted based on various elements including clinical deci-sion-making and work allocation; thus, changes may need to be made in an emergency based on availability of staff. The other options do not describe a fundamental element used in the deci-sion-making process for delivery mode.
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