Exam 2: NUR204 / NUR 204 (Latest
2024 / 2025 Update) Leadership and Management | Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct | Grade A - Fortis
Question:
Care Models
Answer:
Case Method - Nurse provides total care for one patient during entire work period
Functional Nursing- Each staff member performs tasks for large group of patients.
Team Nursing - Team leader responsible for coordinating personnel to care for a small group of patients.
Primary nursing - Primary nurse accountable for patients' care 24 hours a day from admission to discharge
Case Management - Managing interventions across levels of care to achieve best cost/quality outcomes. 1 / 3
Question:
Advantages / Disadvantages of Functional Nursing
Answer:
Advantages
- Efficient
- Assistive personnel can be trained toward specific tasks
- Cost effective
Disadvantages
- Fragmented care
- PT and family needs overlooked
- Lapses in communication
- Quality of care may be compromised. Lack of holistic view
- Frustrating to professional nurse
Question:
Differentiated Nursing Practice
Answer:
Model of education, expected skills, job descriptions, pay scales, and participation in decisions.
- / 3
Question:
Advantages / Disadvantages of Team Nursing
Answer:
Advantages
- Cost effective
- Decisions mad at "grass roots" level
- Improved PT satisfaction
Disadvantages
- Need skilled team leader
- Need adequate staff with right skills
- Potential for fragmentation of care
- Few work settings can implement this design
Question:
Primary Nursing Hybrids (Partnership/PT focused care)
Answer:
Partnership model
- RN is paired with tech
Patient- Focused Care
- RN paired with cross-trained tech
- / 3
(respiratory therapy, phlebotomy, ECGs)