A member of a state board of nursing explains to senior nursing students that liberal arts, communication, and health care policy are all appropriate subjects for study in a BSN program because:
A) a broad range of knowledge is important to work with educated consumers.
B) as nurses they will care for patients from increasingly diverse backgrounds.
C) physicians rely on the nursing staff to educate their patients on such issues.
D) they are prepared to assume entry-level leadership positions in various settings.

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BSN-prepared nurses are able to function as generalists and as entry-level leaders in a multitude of settings, leading to the need for inclusion of topics other than nursing care in their education.Consumers are more educated today than before, but this is not germane to the inclusion of these topics in nursing education.Diversity is increasing, but this is not related to the need for education in liberal arts and health care policy.These topics are not taught so that nurses can teach their patients.

A Member of a State Board of Nursing Explains to Senior