Latent variables are involved in almost all kinds of regression models. In a broad sense, all additive error terms in regression models are latent variables simply because they are not measured in research. Hereafter, however, a narrower sense of latent variables is used when referring to latent variable models.
There are four common nursing care model s: functional nursing, team nursing, p rimary nursing, and case management nursing. T he two models of care used in. this study are the functional nursing and team nursing. Functional nursing is a model in which care is organized and provided according to th e. task.
Primary nursing is a method of nursing practice which emphasizes continuity of care by having one nurse provide complete care for a small group of inpatients within a nursing unit of a hospital. This type of nursing care allows the nurse to give direct patient care. The primary nurse accepts total 24-hour responsibility for a patientâs nursing care. Nursing care is directed toward meeting all of the individualized patient needs.