sentences:  This results in the nurse having greater insight into the patient's condition, both medical and emotional.This is distinguished from the practice of team nursing, functional nursing, or total patient care, in that primary nursing focuses on the therapeutic relationship between a patient and a named nurse who assumes responsibility for a patient's plan of care for their length of stay in a particular area.The Patient is aware of who their nurse is in Primary Nursing, and can communicate to the entire hospital staff through that nurse.