The model of care where nurses undertake specific tasks related to nursing care across a group of individuals is called:
a. task-oriented nursing.
b. team nursing.
c. individual allocation or total individual care.
d. primary nursing.
a
Task-oriented nursing is a model of care in which nurses
undertake specific tasks across a group of individuals. Primary
nursing allows the nurse to provide individualised direct care
to a small number of individuals during their entire stay.
Team nursing occurs when experienced nurses team with
less experienced nurses. In individual allocation a nurse is
allocated to specific individuals and undertakes all nursing
care for them.
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