The nurse working with children in a hospital setting notes that they are being discharged earlier and earlier. Which is a primary reason for this trend?
A) Nursing shortages
B) Increased funding for home care
C) National health care initiatives
D) Cost containment
Ans: D
Over the past century changes in health care, such as strained health care funding, shorter hospital stays, and cost containment, have led to a shift in responsibilities of care for children from the hospital to homes and communities. Nursing shortages influence the delivery of health care. National health care initiatives may or may not affect earlier discharge to home health care.
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