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Nursing Care Models Name Institution Date Quality nursing care is undeniably every patient`s expectation upon admission in any hospital. Nevertheless, this is not always the case especially in developing countries due to either unqualified nursing practitioners or shortage of competent nurses. A well-structured curriculum should be instituted in colleges to ensure that before their graduation, nurses are equipped with both theoretical and first-hand practical skills. In the hospitals, nurses are expected to employ evidence-based practices, such as nursing care models, as a guide. According to Finkelman (2016), nursing models provide a framework that governs the nursing profession to guarantee better treatment outcome, improved nurse-patient relationship, patient satisfaction, job satisfaction for the nurse, and reduced financial burden. Nursing models like team nursing have been in existence for decades. However, due to the progressive change in the nurses' role, the complexity of diseases, and technology, newer models have been developed. Finkelman, (2016) mentioned that newer models such as inter-professional care are patient-oriented while the older models like team nursing, are task-oriented. The nursing care model at American Fork Hospital Dad was diagnosed with diabetes approximately ten years. With a strong desire to live long, he entirely adhered to the prescribed regimen. Two days ago, he was diagnosed with diabetic foot and admitted to the American Fork Hospital. Today was my turn to keep him company in Ward 3, bay 2. At 7 a.m. the primary nurse came in to check on him. She was jovial and smiled often. I introduced myself, and she said: "I am
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