A characterization of the fourth developmental phase of the health services delivery framework is:
a. nurses in the United States being predom-inantly women.
b. the expansion of the number and type of health care facilities.
c. dependence on technology for patient care.
d. the discovery and development of phar-macological advances.
ANS: C
Nurses have become dependent on technologies to monitor client progress, make decisions about care, and deliver care in innovative ways as part of the fourth phase. The discovery and devel-opment of pharmacological advances is only one way that technology has increased during the fourth phase. Phase one was concerned with epidemics and infectious disease control. Physicians and nurses attained skills in scientifically based programs in phase two. Phase three included the expansion of hospital clinics and long-term care facilities.
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