Tailoring nursing models to clients' needs. Using the Roper, Logan and Tierney model after discharge.

1. The use of nursing models and the nursing process in any setting must be justified by their value for clients. 2. If no empirical evidence confirms the worth of a particular model, it is the responsibility of nurses to determine the value of the model used in their own setting. 3. Models should be adapted to the patient setting, and seen as a tool rather than applied ritualistically.