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.
Primary nursing refers to comprehensive, individualized care provided by the same nurse throughout the period of care. Primary nursing is a method of nursing practice which emphasizes continuity of care by having one nurse provide complete care for a small group of inpatients within a nursing unit of a hospital.