The nurse assesses the quality of patient care to be higher in the Total Patient Care model because:
a. Patients are able to perform the majority of their own care.
b. Nurses are required to perform less care.
c. Nurses are able to focus all of their care on one patient.
d. Nurses are hired to care for two patients.
C
The quality of care is higher in the Total Patient Care model because nurses are able to focus all of their care on one patient instead of juggling the care of two or more.
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A) TSH B) ACTH C) Cortisol D) ADH
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