The nurse is working with a client who is scheduled to have an electrocardiogram (ECG) done this morning before breakfast. The nurse arrives at the client bedside to find the respiratory therapist taking vital signs and preparing to do the ECG

Question

The nurse recognizes this as which of the following types of care delivery system? 1. The functional care system
2. The client-focused system
3. The case method of delivering care
4. The team approach to care

Answer 1

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Rationale 1: The client-focused care system brings the care to the client. Typically, services are moved closer to the client, and employees are cross-trained to tasks that do not necessarily belong in their domains. The functional system delivers care by assigning tasks to different levels of caregivers. The case method utilizes the RN to deliver total care for a group of clients during the assigned shift. The team approach assigns the care of a group of clients to a team headed by the RN.