Week: Primary Nursing | N121.1 SS AY2024-2025 | UPMVLE

Section outline

Primary Nursing is a nursing care-delivery model that underscores the provision of comprehensive, individualized, and sustained care where a single nurse (usually at the point of initial contact) is identified as the primary caregiver for the patient throughout their hospital stay (admission to discharge). To read more about Primary Nursing, you may visit these links 1, 2.

The Primary Nursing model will serve as your guiding principle during your first three (3) weeks of duty. You will take the lead in their care by creating an individualized 24-hour nursing care plan, providing direct nursing care throughout your shifts, ensuring coordination and collaborative care across the healthcare team, and advocating for your patient and their carers.
- Select activity PN Performance Evaluation Checklist
  
  PN Performance Evaluation Checklist File
- Select activity Patient Classification - Levels of Care
  
  Patient Classification - Levels of Care File
- Select activity PN Requirements Checklist
  
  PN Requirements Checklist File
- Select activity EBP Journal Directory
  
  EBP Journal Directory File