Which type of nursing management system provides for one nurse to have responsibility for total patient care 24 hours a day?
a. functional nursing c. primary nursing
b. team nursing d. modular nursing
C
In the primary nursing model, the professional nurse assumes full responsibility for total patient care for a small number of patients. Although care may be delegated to nurse associates for shifts when the primary nurse is not in attendance, the primary nurse maintains responsibility for total patient care 24 hours a day.
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