What is the Goldmark Report best described as?

• A. An accreditation standard for nursing programs
• B. A regulatory framework for hospital-based training
• C. A clinical nursing practice guideline
• D. An important study of nursing education

Answer: (D)

The main idea tested is recognizing what the Goldmark Report represents in nursing history. It is best described as an important study of nursing education. In 1923, this report reviewed how nursing was being taught—especially in hospital diploma programs—and urged major reforms to professionalize nursing education. It recommended moving nursing education into colleges, raising admission standards, improving faculty preparation, and combining solid theory with clinical practice. This study helped spark widespread changes in how nurses are educated and laid groundwork for the shift toward university-based nursing programs.

The other choices don’t fit because the Goldmark Report isn’t an accreditation standard, a regulatory framework for hospital training, or a clinical practice guideline. It wasn’t a rulebook for institutions or procedures, but a critical examination of nursing education that informed policy and curriculum changes.