The event that had the most profound influence in changing practical/vocational nursing was
A) the depression of the 1930s, when nurses worked for room and board in lieu of salary.
B) the post-World War II movement of practical/vocational nurses into hospital positions.
C) the American Medical Association (AMA) proposal to develop registered care technicians as new health care workers.
D) the first computer-adaptive test for practical/vocational nursing graduates.

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The nursing shortage following World War II was responsible for hospitals hiring practical/vocational nurses and for the gradual expansion of the role of the practical/vocational nurse. None of the other options offered had the same degree of influence as World War II and the subsequent nursing shortage.

The Event That Had the Most Profound Influence in Changing