The nurse manager tells a newly hired nurse that the unit practices functional nursing. What should the new nurse expect?

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1. Functional nursing breaks down client care into tasks assigned to the appropriate professional or skilled caregivers. This may result in one nurse (the "med nurse") administering all the medications on the unit.
2. Total client care is given by one nurse assigned to a few clients.
3. Team or modular nursing uses a variety of skilled caregivers to provide care to an assigned group of clients.
4. Team or modular nursing uses a variety of skilled caregivers to provide care to an assigned group of clients.

The Nurse Manager Tells a Newly Hired Nurse That the Unit