A nursing home is converting to a person-centered culture from an institution-centered culture. Which nursing intervention will be suitable in the new culture?
a. Maintain consistent resident assignments.
b. Provide structured activities for the resi-dents.
c. Assign nursing assistants to perform bathing.
d. Determine mealtime on the basis of staff-ing levels.
A
As part of a person-centered culture, nurses should have consistent resident assignments to es-tablish rapport with their residents and become familiar with their unique qualities and prefe-rences. Activities structured by the staff are part of the institution-centered culture. Assigning assistants to perform bathing is part of the institution-centered culture because it focuses on tasks. Schedules are determined for the staff's convenience as part of the institution-centered culture.
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