The first nurse practitioner program was designed to

The first nurse practitioner program was designed to

• A. Provide limited access to health care for low-income children in Colorado
• B. Manage severely ill children at Colorado General Hospital
• C. Provide emergency care to children in Colorado
• D. Provide increased access to health care for children in Colorado

Answer: (D)

Expanding access to pediatric health care is the central idea here. The first nurse practitioner program was created in 1965 in Colorado to extend primary pediatric care to children who otherwise lacked access, addressing physician shortages and reaching underserved areas. It showed that nurses could provide safe, comprehensive pediatric care and broaden the reach of services beyond hospital walls. That’s why the option describing increased access is the best fit. The other notions—providing limited access, concentrating care only in hospital settings for severely ill children, or focusing solely on emergency care—do not reflect the program’s original aim to widen access to care for children across Colorado.

Expanding access to pediatric health care is the central idea here. The first nurse practitioner program was created in 1965 in Colorado to extend primary pediatric care to children who otherwise lacked access, addressing physician shortages and reaching underserved areas. It showed that nurses could provide safe, comprehensive pediatric care and broaden the reach of services beyond hospital walls.

That’s why the option describing increased access is the best fit. The other notions—providing limited access, concentrating care only in hospital settings for severely ill children, or focusing solely on emergency care—do not reflect the program’s original aim to widen access to care for children across Colorado.