the Advanced Practice Nurse
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The single most important reason for the decline in the number of hospitalbased 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 educations position outside the mainstream of higher education.
ANS: D
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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.
2. Which of the following is a primary reason for the initial slow growth of bachelors degree
nursing programs in the United States?
, a. Belief that hands-on training received in hospital-based diploma programs was
superior to the theoretical-focused content in bachelors degree programs
b. Belief that hospital-based diploma programs were more scientifically based
c. Belief that students prepared in hospital-based diploma programs were more
compassionate caregivers
d. Belief that hospital-based education programs facilitated career mobility
ANS: A
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A. There was a great deal of acceptance of the hands-on teaching received in
diploma programs.
B. Bachelors degree programs are more theoretically focused.
C. There is no difference in perception of caring between the programs.
D. Bachelors degree education facilitates career mobility.
3. The 1948 Brown Report recommended which of the following?
a. Limit enrollment of men and minorities in nursing programs.
b. Students admitted to nursing programs should not be required to meet admission
requirements of the university.
c. Schools of nursing should be associated with teaching hospitals.
d. Schools of nursing should be located in institutions of higher learning.
ANS: D
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A. The Brown Report recommended that more men and minorities be recruited
into nursing.
B. The Brown Report recommendations did not address admission requirements
of universities.