Kellogg Foundation) directed by Eleanor Lambertson at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York, NY.
Because the functional method received criticism, a new system of nursing was devised to improve patient satisfaction.
Team nursing was developed because of social and technological changes in World War II drew many nurses away from hospitals, learning haps, services, procedures and equipment became more expensive and complicated, requiring specialisation at every turn.
[citation needed] The objective of team nursing is to give the best possible quality of patient care by utilising the abilities of every member of the staff to the fullest extent and by providing close supervision both of patient care and of the individual who give it.
They offer opportunity for all personnel to evaluate patient care and solve the problems through team discussion.