With the ongoing focus on disease prevention and health promotion, nurses seeking a preferred future will need to increase their knowledge regarding:
A. Chronic illness management, health pro-motion, and obesity
B. Hospice care, acute exacerbations of dis-ease, and emergency resuscitation
C. Management of the very sick, hospice care, and pathophysiology of acute illness
D. Knowledge regarding rare illnesses, acute care, and mortality figures
ANS: A
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A Correct because nurses will need to know more about chronic illnesses, health pro-motion, and obesity.
B Incorrect because nurses will need to know more about hospice care but not emergency care.
C Incorrect because nurses will need to know more about chronic illnesses.
D Incorrect because nurses will need more knowledge on health promotion and dis-ease prevention.
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