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CONTEMPORARY
NURSING
EDUCATION
Performance-Based
Learning and Assessment
Methods
Sociodemographic, Cultural
Diversity, and Economic and Political
Changes
From rural to metropolitan areas throughout
the United States the population is
undergoing significant transformation (Baer
et al., 2000; Nursing, 1994).
Many articles and websites provide details
about the aging of the population (i.e., the
rapidly growing percentage of those over
65 and even 85 years of age).
Others describe the number of ethnic
minority groups and the increasing number
of those in poverty, homeless, or underinsured.
Sociodemographic, Cultural
Diversity, and Economic and
Political Changes
Some of the issues for students are the
distinct differences among patients in
their responses to illness, treatments, and
caregivers, which are based on differences
in age, culture, religion, and life
experiences in family and community
(Ryan et al., 2000).
For example, issues related to nursing
care may differ considerably among those
in areas that are rural or urban, mountains
or plains, north, south, east, or west.