Which Societal Changes Have Promoted the Nurse's Return to School

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which societal changes have promoted the nurse's return to school and further education? (Select all that apply. )

• A)Patients have increasingly more complex and varied health needs.
• B)Previously unknown diseases are being identified.
• C)New technologies are being developed that require continual knowledge updates.
• D)Patients are staying longer in the hospital.
• E)There is a relative increase in the number of children in the population.

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