The faculty members of a college-based school of nursing have taken action to increase the teaching and clinical time in the curriculum that is devoted to community-based nursing
Which of the following phenomena provides the most valid rationale for this change?
A) Public mistrust of hospitals is increasing and many individuals prefer to remain at home.
B) The number of patients who qualify for Medicare and Medicaid is increasing.
C) Patients are typically discharged from the hospital much earlier than in the past.
D) Evidence demonstrates that students learn more in the community than in the hospital.
Ans: C
Earlier hospital discharge to the home and an increasing emphasis on prevention has
created new demands on nursing in the community. This shift is not rooted in mistrust of
hospitals, a lack of learning in hospitals, or trends in Medicare and Medicaid
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