The event that had the most profound influence in changing practical/vocational nursing was the
a. depression of the 1930s, when nurses worked for room and board in lieu of salary.
b. post–World War II movement of practical/vocational nurses into hospital positions.
c. American Medical Association (AMA) proposal to develop registered care technicians as new health care workers.
d. first computer-adaptive test for practical/vocational nursing graduates.
ANS: B
The nursing shortage following World War II was responsible for hospitals hiring practical/vocational nurses and for the gradual expansion of the role of the practical/vocational nurse. None of the other options offered had the same degree of influence as World War II and the subsequent nursing shortage.
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