Which model presents a unified approach to client care, with team members functioning together to achieve client goals?

Which model presents a unified approach to client care, with team members functioning together to achieve client goals?

• A. Team nursing
• B. Functional nursing
• C. Modular nursing
• D. Primary care nurse

Answer: (A)

Team nursing focuses on unity in care by having a registered nurse lead a care team that includes licensed practical nurses and aides, working together to care for a group of patients. The team collaborates to develop and carry out a single, patient-centered plan, with clear roles and open communication so every member contributes toward the same goals. This integrated, collaborative approach promotes continuity, thoroughness, and efficient use of resources, since all actions are aligned under one coordinated plan. Other models organize care differently and can fragment the experience. Functional nursing assigns tasks by specialty across all patients, which can break the sense of a shared plan. Modular nursing groups patients into small units with a team for each module, offering localization but still aiming for coordinated care. Primary care nursing centers on one nurse taking primary responsibility for planning and coordinating a patient’s care, emphasizing continuity with that nurse, but it doesn’t inherently emphasize the same team-wide collaboration toward common goals.

Team nursing focuses on unity in care by having a registered nurse lead a care team that includes licensed practical nurses and aides, working together to care for a group of patients. The team collaborates to develop and carry out a single, patient-centered plan, with clear roles and open communication so every member contributes toward the same goals. This integrated, collaborative approach promotes continuity, thoroughness, and efficient use of resources, since all actions are aligned under one coordinated plan.

Other models organize care differently and can fragment the experience. Functional nursing assigns tasks by specialty across all patients, which can break the sense of a shared plan. Modular nursing groups patients into small units with a team for each module, offering localization but still aiming for coordinated care. Primary care nursing centers on one nurse taking primary responsibility for planning and coordinating a patient’s care, emphasizing continuity with that nurse, but it doesn’t inherently emphasize the same team-wide collaboration toward common goals.