This model has a task-oriented foundation in which each person performs a specific job narrowly defined to meet unit needs.

This model has a task-oriented foundation in which each person performs a specific job narrowly defined to meet unit needs.

• A. Functional Nursing
• B. Team nursing
• C. Modular nursing
• D. Primary care nurse

Answer: (A)

Functional nursing operates by dividing work into specific tasks and assigning those tasks to staff according to their roles. This creates a task-oriented setup where each person performs a narrowly defined job to meet the unit’s needs, allowing care to be delivered efficiently as many hands handle different duties for all patients. The emphasis is on who does what rather than on a single nurse following one patient from admission to discharge. This contrasts with team nursing, where a coordinated team cares for a group of patients under a team leader; modular nursing, which creates care modules or zones to improve continuity while still distributing tasks; and primary nursing, where one nurse is responsible for the overall plan and coordination of a patient’s care.

Functional nursing operates by dividing work into specific tasks and assigning those tasks to staff according to their roles. This creates a task-oriented setup where each person performs a narrowly defined job to meet the unit’s needs, allowing care to be delivered efficiently as many hands handle different duties for all patients. The emphasis is on who does what rather than on a single nurse following one patient from admission to discharge. This contrasts with team nursing, where a coordinated team cares for a group of patients under a team leader; modular nursing, which creates care modules or zones to improve continuity while still distributing tasks; and primary nursing, where one nurse is responsible for the overall plan and coordination of a patient’s care.