Hospital administration is working with a university school of nursing to establish a nursing residency program. Why is this a desired action?
A) A residency program eliminates the hospital's liability if a novice nurse makes an error.
B) A residency program is established to make nursing education more like physician education.
C) The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has proposed residency programs for nurses.
D) A residency program ensures that nurses participate in lifelong learning.

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1. There is no reduction of the hospital's liability for errors.
2. Residency programs for nurses are not being established to mimic physician education.
3. The IOM has made this proposal.
4. There is no assurance that nurses who participate in residency programs will engage in lifelong learning.

Hospital Administration Is Working with a University School of Nursing