The single most important reason for the decline in the number of hospital-based diploma programs was
a. shift in hospital occupancy from acute care to home care.
b. increase in hospital-based medical residency programs competing for educational dollars.
c. beginning of associate degree programs that were shorter in length.
d. diploma education's position outside the mainstream of higher education.
ANS: D
A
The increase in complexity of health care led to the need for more advanced educational preparation for nurses.
B
Although it became more difficult for hospitals to fund diploma programs, this was not the most important reason for their decline.
C
The advent of associate degree programs led to the decline in diploma programs, because associate degree programs are located in academic settings.
D
The movement of nursing education into the educational mainstream, that is, colleges and universities, was responsible for the rapid decrease in diploma programs.
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