A registered nurse who works in a women's hospital assumes care for the same patients from the time they are admitted to when they are discharged home. This model of nursing can best be described as:
A. team nursing.
B. primary care nursing.
C. case management.
D. total care.
B
Primary nursing is a model of care delivery in which a registered nurse assumes responsibility for a caseload of patients over time (e.g., a length of stay in a hospital or a series of home care visits). Typically the registered nurse selects the patients for his or her caseload and cares for the same patients during their hospitalization or stay in the health care setting.
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