Which of the Following Represents One Reason for Why the Advanced

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents one reason for why the Advanced Nurse Practitioner role was created?

• A)There was a shortage in nursing positions.
• B)There was a requirement to expand nursing roles.
• C)There was a need for nurses to assume expanded roles in areas where medical care was lacking.
• D)The institutional needs for support of nurses involved in managing complex patients needed to be met.

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Definitions:

Late Adopters

Individuals or groups who purchase or try new products or adopt new technologies later than the majority of consumers.

Early Majority

A segment of consumers in the diffusion of innovation theory who adopt new products or services after a careful review once they have been proven by early adopters.

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A brand of candy consisting of peanut butter filling encased in a shell of milk chocolate, marketed by The Hershey Company.

Late Majority

A category within the diffusion of innovations theory that refers to individuals who adopt a new technology or concept after the average member of a society.