Problem: A nurse practitioner modified the criteria for determining what constitutes a positive screening test in the only clinic serving a small rural community so that more persons who are screened test negative. Which of the following statements about this modification in the criteria would be most appropriate?
A. The percent of people with a false positive test will increase
B. The percent of people with a false negative test will decrease
C. The percent of people with a false negative test will increase
D. This would be appropriate for very serious, common, and contagious diseases