Which nursing care delivery situation best reflects the concept of a clinical microsystem?
1. A rural free clinic housed in a church gymnasium that is staffed by volunteer nurses and physicians
2. A walk-in clinic in a local discount store that is staffed by a nurse practitioner
3. An inpatient burn unit
4. A general medical-surgical unit in a midsized hospital
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Rationale 1: The free clinic likely does not have the support staff, equipment, and facilitative environment necessary for a clinical microsystem.
Rationale 2: A walk-in clinic in a retail outlet does not have a tightly defined population to receive care and is not likely to function as a clinical microsystem.
Rationale 3: The burn unit likely has a core team of caregivers, a defined population to receive care, informational systems in place, support staff, equipment, and an environment that facilitates provision of care.
Rationale 4: A general medical-surgical unit is less likely to have the components necessary to support a clinical microsystem.
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