An advantage of Functional Nursing is:

• A. Work is done fast.
• B. Client-nurse relationship is fully developed.
• C. Documentation of Ng care is always precise.
• D. Decentralization of authority.

Answer: (A)

Functional nursing emphasizes task specialization, with staff members assigned to specific duties under a supervisor. This setup makes care delivery fast because each person repeatedly handles a narrow, standardized set of tasks, minimizing time spent figuring out what to do next and reducing delays from coordination. However, care becomes more fragmented since one nurse doesn’t oversee the whole patient journey, so the client-nurse relationship isn’t the primary focus. Documentation can also be less integrated, reflecting separate tasks completed by different workers rather than a single, continuous record. Authority is typically centralized under a supervisor, not decentralized to frontline staff. The fastest, most apparent benefit is the rapid completion of tasks.