The TCM is an intervention nurses primarily use in conjunction with the collaboration of patients and their families as well as members of associating healthcare disciplines. There are multiple components linked to this model which include the screening of patients, nurse staffing, maintaining relationships with patients and their caregivers, assessing and managing risks and symptoms and providing education leading to the promotion of self-management. When implemented in practice, the TCM has had findings wherein there were fewer reports of patients being rehospitalized, leading to a decrease in overall healthcare costs (Hirschman et al., 2015).