Which statement best reflects the major limitation of the team nursing

Which statement best reflects the major limitation of the team nursing model?

1. “The team really needed an extra pair of hands today.”
2. “It complicates things when you have a different team each day.”
3. “Getting our two new admissions stabilized took up all of my time today.”
4. “My nursing assistants need to be in-serviced on how to do a bladder scan.”

ANSWER

ANS: 3
One of the limitations to the model is that the team leader does not spend a large amount of time with clients. Depending on the mix of staff members, this sometimes means that clients see an RN infrequently. Risks exist if an RN is unable to make necessary client assessments and be in-volved in important clinical decision making. The remaining options refer to less frequent prob-lems inherent to the team nursing model.