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.
The term gerontological nursing, which replaced the term geriatric nursing in the 1970s, is seen as being more consistent with the specialty's broader focus on health and wellness, in addition to illness.Gerontological nursing is important to meet the health needs of an aging population. geriatric nursing specialty group was formed by the American Nurses Association in 1966, with the name changed to the Gerontological Nursing Division in 1976.