Which describes the difference between total patient care and ...

[swpotter12]

Which describes the difference between total patient care and primary nursing?
 
  1. One RN is accountable for the nursing care of one client for the duration of the hospital stay.
  2. The fewest number of nurses are assigned to one client during the hospital stay.
  3. One RN communicates with the physician and family members of the client.
  4. One RN completes all tasks related to the care required by the client.

Question 2

The nurse applying for a position is told, This hospital has a very traditional organizational structure.
 
   The nurse would expect the organization to use which structure? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Functional
  2. Shared governance
  3. Service-line
  4. Parallel
  5. Matrix

[brbarasa]

Answer to Question 1

1
Explanation: 1. In primary nursing a single nurse is responsible for the client for the entire hospital stay. This is
not so in total patient care. The remaining answers accurately describe both total patient care
and primary nursing.

Answer to Question 2

1,4,5
Rationale 1: A functional structure is a traditional organizational structure.
Rationale 2: Shared governance is a new, more relationship-based organizational structure.
Rationale 3: A service-line structure is a new, more relationship-based organizational structure.
Rationale 4: A parallel structure is a traditional structure, even though it is more modern than a functional structure.
Rationale 5: Matrix is a traditional structure.
Global Rationale:

[swpotter12]

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