Which trend is an effect of the nursing shortage on nursing education?
a. Only devoted qualified nurses are continuing to provide bedside nursing because of the complexity of care required, resulting in excellent preceptorships for students.
b. The number of applicants to nursing programs has risen, but enrollment is limited because of a decrease in the number of available scholarships and grants.
c. With an increase in the number of nurses who are entering graduate school to escape bedside nursing, students will soon enjoy a lower faculty/student ratio.
d. Students may be assigned to preceptors who have not yet developed expertise in the field of interest.
ANS: D
Correct: Qualified preceptors are few.
Incorrect:
a. There is a shortage of nurses qualified at the bedside who are available to serve as preceptors for students.
b. Nursing enrollments are limited because of a shortage of faculty.
c. Nurses are not entering graduate school to escape bedside nursing but to pursue advanced practice degrees.
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