The IOM Report Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality issued a number of challenges to the educational programs that teach nurses and members of other health professions
According to this report, what activity should educational institutions prioritize?
A) More clearly delineate each profession's scope of practice during education
B) Move toward developing a single health curriculum that can be adapted for any health profession
C) Include interdisciplinary core competencies into curricula
D) Elicit input from patients and families into health care curricula
Ans: C
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Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality challenged health professions' education programs to integrate interdisciplinary core competencies into their respective curricula to include patient-centered care, interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics. This report did not specify clearer definitions of scope of practice, patient input, or a single curriculum.
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