Nursing Care Models Overview

Study Notes

Traditional Nursing Care Models

Complete Patient Care: Nurses assume full responsibility for all patient needs, commonly used in critical care and hospice settings.
Functional Nursing: Each staff member performs specific tasks for multiple patients, often utilized in mass casualty events or long-term care.
Team Nursing: Led by an RN, a team of nurses and assistants provide patient care, emphasizing delegation and communication; prevalent in medical-surgical units.
Primary Nursing: One nurse coordinates comprehensive care for a patient throughout their stay, with an associate nurse supporting when needed.
Nursing Case Management: A nurse oversees healthcare delivery across various levels, focusing on cost is efficacy and patient outcomes.

Nontraditional Nursing Care Models

Patient-Focused Care: A model where the nurse leads a team of caregivers from various disciplines to better coordinate care.
Practice Partnerships: An RN collaborates with an LPN/LVN or unlicensed assistive personnel for total patient care.
Nonclinical Model: UAPs perform non-clinical tasks, either independently or paired with an RN.
Integrated Model: Aims to relieve RNs of non-nursing duties, allowing them to focus on direct patient care while UAPs provide both direct and indirect care.

Contemporary Nursing Care Models

Professional Nursing Practice Model: Promotes RN autonomy and effective communication, essential for magnet hospitals.
Differentiated Nursing Practice Model: Tailors care recruitment based on RNs' education and expertise, essential for high-quality care across settings.
Clinical Nurse Leader Model: CNLs, prepared at the master's level, coordinate and evaluate care from an interprofessional team.
Synergy Model for Patient Care: Aligns patient needs with nurse competencies for optimized care delivery.
Transforming Care at the Bedside: Focuses on improving the nursing work environment to enhance quality care through reliability and teamwork.
Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Encourages partnerships among patients, families, and healthcare teams to collaboratively plan and evaluate care.

Description

Explore various traditional and nontraditional nursing care models including Complete Patient Care, Team Nursing, and Patient-Focused Care. Understand how these models enhance patient care delivery and the roles of nurses in diverse healthcare settings.