Disadvantages of private duty nursing include (select all that apply):
a. nurses having little job mobility.
b. private duty being a costly model.
c. job security being tenuous and irregular.
d. the nurse's focus being entirely on one client's needs.
e. nurses maintaining close relationships with colleagues.
A, B, C
One disadvantage was that private duty is a costly model because of its low efficiency. Further-more, job security was tenuous and irregular. Other disadvantages were that nurses had little job mobility and were relatively isolated from colleagues.
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