The first nurse practitioner program was designed to:

The first nurse practitioner program was designed to:

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

Answer: (C)

The main idea is expanding access to pediatric health care. The first nurse practitioner program was created to train nurses to provide primary, preventive, and ongoing care for children in community settings, especially where access to physicians was limited. This approach aimed to reduce barriers for families—often low-income or in underserved areas—by offering timely, affordable health services and continuity of care, not just emergency or inpatient services. Historically, it began at the University of Colorado in the 1960s as a collaboration to address the pediatric primary-care shortage and to extend care through a nurse-led model under physician supervision. The focus is on broad, accessible primary care for children, rather than narrowly on emergency services, limiting access, or hospital-based management of severely ill patients.

The main idea is expanding access to pediatric health care. The first nurse practitioner program was created to train nurses to provide primary, preventive, and ongoing care for children in community settings, especially where access to physicians was limited. This approach aimed to reduce barriers for families—often low-income or in underserved areas—by offering timely, affordable health services and continuity of care, not just emergency or inpatient services. Historically, it began at the University of Colorado in the 1960s as a collaboration to address the pediatric primary-care shortage and to extend care through a nurse-led model under physician supervision. The focus is on broad, accessible primary care for children, rather than narrowly on emergency services, limiting access, or hospital-based management of severely ill patients.