The dean of a new nursing program wishes to ensure graduates are prepared to care for older patients. What document should guide the dean in designing the curriculum?
a. The Nurse Practice Act for that state
b. The American Nurses Association (ANA) code of ethics for nurses
c. Healthy People 2020
d. The Recommended Baccalaureate Com-petencies and Curricular Guidelines
D
The Recommended Baccalaureate Competencies and Curricular Guidelines for the Nursing Care of Older Adults is an updated version of The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice. This document was first published by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in 2008 and was updated in 2010 . The other three documents do not have information about curricular requirements to prepare students to care for the older population.
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