Trends that have significant bearing on the skill set needed by psychiatric nurses over the next 5
years include (more than one answer may be correct)
A. increasing cultural diversity.
B. the decreasing age of the population.
C. community-based care case management.
D. increased funding prospects for psychiatric care.
ANS: A, C
Rationale: Increasing cultural diversity calls for the nurse to be more culturally competent. By 2050
the majority of the U.S. population will be people of color. Demand for community-based care case
management is expected to increase in keeping with continuing need to hold costs down. Option B:
The population is expected to age, requiring more psychiatric home care for the aged and long-term
treatment for those with mental disorders. Option D: Funding prospects for psychiatric care are not
expected to increase.
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