Nursing is, by necessity, a flexible profession. It has adapted to meet both the expectations and the changing health needs of our aging population. What is one factor that has impacted the need for an expanded nursing role?
A) The need to decrease the cost of health care
B) The need to improve patient diagnostic services
C) The ability to drive institutional excellence
D) The need to decrease the number of medical mistakes
Ans: A
Feedback: Professional nursing is adapting to meet changing health needs and expectations. The role of the nurse has expanded to improve the distribution of health care services and to decrease the cost of health care. The other answers are incorrect because needing to improve diagnostic services for the patient, driving institutional excellence, and needing to decrease the number of medical mistakes are not factors that have impacted the need for an expanded nursing role.
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