There is a tendency for blurring of professional roles among the various disciplines in the psychiatric setting, and the introduction of the model has helped clarify the role of nursing and its distinct as well as shared contributions to patient care. The impact of introducing a model of practice into the clinical setting is still evolving and only time and formal study will identify systematically the far-ranging effects.

Although the system was specifically developed for the psychiatric setting, the framework of the model permits application to all clinical settings. A primary advantage of utilizing a model is that it provides an objective framework for organizing observations of patient behavior, thereby increasing consistency and continuity of care provided by all nursing staff.

(Extracts from: Entrez PubMed (J Nurs Adm. 1983) A patient classification system based on the behavioral system model of nursing: Part 1 & 2. Dee V, Auger JA.)
 

• Jeanine Roose Auger (1976) Behavioral systems and nursing (Prentice-Hall scientific foundations of nursing practice series) Publisher: Prentice-Hall