Nursing care delivery models

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Nursing care delivery models: Total patient care

Nursing care is important in helping patient recover to good health in the shortest time possible. Nursing care may take varied models. The models are designed to enable the nurse give appropriate and adequate care to patients (Blais, Hayes, Koizer & Erb, 2011). The nursing model under focus in this paper, which I feel is the best model, is total patient care. Total patient care is the earliest model of nursing. It is patient centered and depends of private duty nurses. It also ensures consistent contact between the patient and the nurse during each shift. This model has a number of advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages

There is a high extent of autonomy and the relationship between the RN and the patient, and his/her family is based on trust.

The model provides clear lines of accountability and responsibility, and the RN can ensure consistency in conducting the care plan.

The patients under this kind of care receive unregimented and holistic care and his /her need are met quickly due to the high number of hours the RNs spend with the patient.

Disadvantages

The nurses entrusted in the care of the patient may experience several challenges since each RN may have of favor a different approach to nursing or care.

The approach is not cost effective. In fact, it is very costly

The approach may also suffer from lack or shortage of RN

Despite the disadvantages, this nursing approach is very popular especially since it takes a case method approach (Kelly & Tazbir, 2013). The RN can adequate focus on a patient’s situation, namely a case and properly monitor a patient progress until s/he fully recover from the ailment. The consistent contact that the nurses have with the patient entrusted in their care also ensure that they are able to perfectly report on periodical developments in the patient situation.

References

Blais, K., Hayes, J., Koizer, B., & Erb, G. (2011). Professional Nursing Practice 6th Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall.

Kelly, P., & Tazbir, J. (2013). Essentials of nursing leadership & management. Australia: Cengage Learning