Nursing Model and Health Outcomes of Elderly People with Multimorbidity: a Quasi-experimental Study

The nurses received training in primary nursing care before the start of the intervention. The model was tested and implemented in early April 2022. Since then, all patients admitted to the unit have been assigned to a primary nurse within the first 48 hours. This nurse is responsible for developing and monitoring the patient's care plan, assessing care needs, implementing the care plan and evaluating the outcomes. This nurse is also responsible for coordinating care needs and discharge planning with other healthcare professionals. When the primary nurse is not working, another nurse from his or her team continues the care plan that he or she has defined. All patients admitted to the unit who met the selection criteria were informed about the study and, if they agreed to take part, completed a self-care competence questionnaire at admission (baseline), at discharge and one month after discharge. They also completed a questionnaire on satisfaction with nursing care at discharge.