Developing case management in a primary nursing system.
Primary nursing has been both a philosophy of care and a delivery model for many hospitals during the past decade. Although the authors still value the philosophy of primary nursing, they believe the model no longer is effective in their hospital. The authors describe the experience of changing the nursing care delivery system from primary nursing to case management in leveled practice.
Loveridge
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San Diego State University School of Nursing, California.
Cummings
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SH
O'Malley
J
J
D002140:California; D003142:Communication; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011321:Primary Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*