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1Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA.
Nursing Science Quarterly
|September 20, 2021
Summary
This essay explores primary nursing and attending nurse models for healthcare delivery. It examines their connection to nursing knowledge and practice accountability.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Practice Models
- Healthcare Delivery Systems
Background:
- This is the second of two essays analyzing nursing practice delivery models.
- Previous essay discussed total patient care, functional nursing, and team nursing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe primary nursing and attending nurse models.
- To discuss their connection to nursing discipline-specific knowledge.
- To evaluate the accountability for practice ascribed by each model.
Main Methods:
- Descriptive analysis of primary nursing and attending nurse models.
- Examination of the relationship between nursing models and discipline-specific knowledge.
- Assessment of accountability structures within each nursing model.
Main Results:
- Primary nursing and attending nurse models are detailed.
- Connections between these models and nursing knowledge are explored.
- The degree of practice accountability inherent in each model is discussed.
Conclusions:
- Understanding different nursing practice models is crucial for effective healthcare delivery.
- The chosen model impacts nursing knowledge application and accountability.
- Further analysis of these models can inform best practices in nursing.
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