What is the purpose of articulated models or systems for nursing education?
a. Increasing curriculum similarities in nursing programs
b. Allowing nurses to work in nursing as they gain additional education
c. Increasing the numbers of nursing education programs
d. Facilitating opportunities for nurses to move up the educational ladder with ease
ANS: D
A
Articulation has not made the programs more similar.
B
Although articulation models allow a person to move with greater ease from one level to another with less repetition of coursework, articulation systems do not address the ability to work and attend school simultaneously any more than any other nursing education program.
C
Articulation model educational programs have been slow to develop because of the work required to keep all the courses congruent with each other, and increased educational programs have not resulted.
D
Articulated models allow a nursing student/nurse to enter and leave at different points. Articulated systems provide flexibility for the nurse to gain more education.
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