If There Is a Shortage of Nurses, It Is Expected

question 143

Multiple Choice

If there is a shortage of nurses, it is expected that

• A) wages for nurses will go up as hospitals try to fill these positions.
• B) wages for nurses will go down because of the increased competition between hospitals.
• C) the return on the human capital investment of current nursing majors will decline.
• D) wages for nurses currently practicing will increase, but new nurses will experience lower wages in the future.

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