The Nursing Shortage Is Expected to Escalate as Nurses in the Baby

question 8

Multiple Choice

The nursing shortage is expected to escalate as nurses in the baby boomer generation retire. What else has contributed to the shortage?

• A) Women are pursuing a wider range of careers than in generations past.
• B) An aging population has increased the demand for health care services in the United States.
• C) Many people who are trained as nurses are not employed as nurses
• D) All of these are true.

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