Primary Nursing at UW Hospitals
What is Primary Nursing?
Here at UW Hospital and Clinics and American Family Children’s Hospital, we practice Primary Nursing. This means that one nurse will be your Primary Nurse and will be responsible for getting to know you and working with you to create a plan of care.
What happens when my Primary Nurse is not here?
In the Primary Nurse’s absence, other nurses will follow the plan of care. They will make changes to it as needed and will let the Primary Nurse know how things go in her or his absence.
How will Primary Nursing affect the care I receive?
Primary Nursing is designed to help the nurse know you better and for you to know your nurse. It is to support personalized and family centered care. Let your nurse know what is important to you as it will help her or him to take better care of you.
This model of nursing will provide you with continued care. The Primary Nurse and the small team of nurses that she or he will work with will become familiar to you.
By using a Primary Nursing model, the nurse really knows your plan of care and can help you with your health care needs.
The Primary Nurse will also coordinate your care with all members of the health care team and will tell them about your needs and concerns.
My Primary Nurse is _______________________________ Unit/Clinic____________
Phone: ________________
The Spanish version of this Health Facts for You is #7204.
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Last Updated: 05/02/2011
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