Nurses now have the option to practice in a variety of settings. One of the fastest growing venues of practice for the nurse in today's health care environment is home health care. What is the basis for the growth in this health care setting?
A) The chronic nursing shortage
B) The focus on treatment of disease
C) The preference of nurses to work during the day instead of evening or night shifts
D) The discharge of patients who are more critically ill
Ans: D
Feedback: With shorter hospital stays and increased use of outpatient health care services, more nursing care is provided in the home and community setting. The other answers are incorrect because they are not the basis for the growth in nursing care delivered in the home setting.
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