In Comparing Team and Functional Models of Care,a Nurse Manager

question 20

Multiple Choice

In comparing team and functional models of care,a nurse manager favors the team model.In particular,she finds that the team model:

• A)Can be effective in recognizing individual strengths and backgrounds of staff.
• B)Promotes autonomy and independence for the RN.
• C)Avoids conflict because of role clarity.
• D)Is efficient in delivering care to a large group of patients, utilizing a staffing mix.

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Definitions:

Neo-classical

Pertaining to a 19th and early 20th-century revival of interest in classical economic theories, focusing on marginal utility, distribution of resources, and the roles of supply and demand.

Classical Economic

refers to a school of thought in economics that emphasizes the importance of free markets, competition, and the self-regulating nature of economic systems, originating mainly from the ideas of Adam Smith.

Concentric

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