Why has there been an increase in the number of acute and chronically ill people residing in the community who need professional nursing care?
A) Shorter length of stay in long-term care facilities
B) Increase in ambulatory surgery
C) Decrease in the use of outpatient clinics
D) Increase in length of stay in emergency departments
Ans: B
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The shorter length of stay in acute care (not long-term care) facilities, as well as the increase in ambulatory surgery and outpatient clinics, has resulted in more acute and chronically ill people residing in the community who need professional nursing care.
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