Nursing Leadership – Exam 3 – Study Guide & Practice Questions
Case Method - correct answer ✔✔Provides nurses with high autonomy and responsibility
Case Method - correct answer ✔✔Requires highly skilled and experienced RNs
Case Method - correct answer ✔✔Disadvantage is cost of care
Case Method - correct answer ✔✔MOSTLY USED IN HOME CARE BECAUSE THE NURSE
FOLLOWS THE PT FOR THE WHOLE COURSE OF THEIR STAY.
Functional Method - correct answer ✔✔Most likely to be used in a nursing home.
Functional Method - correct answer ✔✔And is generally run with mostly LPNs/Techs not too
many RNs
Functional Method Advantage - correct answer ✔✔Efficient; Assistive personnel can be trained
to perform specific tasks; Cost-effective
Functional Method Disadvantage - correct answer ✔✔Fragmented care; task-oriented; Patient
and family needs may be overlooked. Lapses in communication
Functional Method Disadvantage - correct answer ✔✔Quality of care may be compromised;
holistic view of patient and family may be lacking.
Functional Method Disadvantage - correct answer ✔✔Frustrating to professional nurse
Team Nursing - correct answer ✔✔Most common model of care in acute care today.
Case Method - correct answer ✔✔Provides nurses with high autonomy and responsibility
Case Method - correct answer ✔✔Requires highly skilled and experienced RNs
Case Method - correct answer ✔✔Disadvantage is cost of care
Case Method - correct answer ✔✔MOSTLY USED IN HOME CARE BECAUSE THE NURSE
FOLLOWS THE PT FOR THE WHOLE COURSE OF THEIR STAY.
Functional Method - correct answer ✔✔Most likely to be used in a nursing home.
Functional Method - correct answer ✔✔And is generally run with mostly LPNs/Techs not too
many RNs
Functional Method Advantage - correct answer ✔✔Efficient; Assistive personnel can be trained
to perform specific tasks; Cost-effective
Functional Method Disadvantage - correct answer ✔✔Fragmented care; task-oriented; Patient
and family needs may be overlooked. Lapses in communication
Functional Method Disadvantage - correct answer ✔✔Quality of care may be compromised;
holistic view of patient and family may be lacking.
Functional Method Disadvantage - correct answer ✔✔Frustrating to professional nurse
Team Nursing - correct answer ✔✔Most common model of care in acute care today.
