Use of a family nursing model in practice:
1. Helps to provide a framework for assessment and decision-making.
2. Contributes to other disciplines.
3. Is essential so that nursing can be considered a profession.
4. Is too time-consuming to be used in modern health care.
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1 Use of a model gives the nurse a framework of components or concepts that aid in considering broad approaches to assessment and decision-making in planning care.
2 A nursing model does not necessarily contribute to other disciplines.
3 Use of a family nursing model is not enough to guarantee that nursing is considered a profession; there are several additional criteria.
4 There is evidence that time spent using a family nursing model conserves nursing time.
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