NSE 12A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Primary Nursing, Health Human Resources
4 Apr 2016
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Continuity of care is an important concept in determining the choice of a nursing care delivery model. Defined as a seamless continuous implementation of a plan of care that is reviewed and revised to meet the changing needs of the client . Models of care that have been present over the past century include; functional nursing, team nursing and primary care: functional nursing . Where nurses focused on tasks as opposed to assuming responsibilities for a group of patients. Disadvantages include problems with the continuity of care, absence of a holistic view of patients, and the possibility that care will become mechanical and fragmented: team nursing . Involves the coordinated delivery of nursing care by various staff members. Advantage of team nursing is the collaborative style that encourages each member of the team to help the other members. High level of autonomy for the team leader and is an example of decision making at a clinical level: primary nursing .
