title: Adapting the patient care conference to primary nursing.
abstract: Patient care conferences are a crucial element in the concept of primary nursing. The authors compare and contrast team and primary nursing patient care conferences. Changes in format and approach needed for patient care conferences in the primary nursing system are discussed, and specific behaviors for conducting primary nursing patient care conferences are outlined.
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009746:Nursing, Team; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011321:Primary Nursing