A nurse makes patient care assignments as follows: RN 1 has rooms 200-210; RN2 has rooms 211-221; RN3 has room 222-232
The two unlicensed assistive personnel have half the rooms, with one assigned to 200-215 and the second to 216-232. The care delivery model used in this situation is:
a. team.
b. primary.
c. partnership.
d. modular.
ANS: D
Correct: Modular (or geographic) assignments are based on a geographic location in the nursing unit.
Incorrect:
a. In team nursing an RN assumes the role of leader of a small group who share the patient care assignment.
b. In the primary delivery model, the nurse assumes 24-hour responsibility for planning, directing, and evaluating the patient's care from admission through discharge.
c. In the partnership model the RN is paired with an LPN or UAP, and the pair work together consistently to care for an assigned group of patients.
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