A Nurse Wishes to Get a Job in a Large

question 27

Multiple Choice

A nurse wishes to get a job in a large city with many hospitals from which to choose but is dismayed to learn that the wages for nurses are nearly as low in the city as in the rural area where the nurse lives.The nurse concludes that:

• A) city hospitals have agreed on wage levels for nurses.
• B) demand for nurses in the city is similar to the rural area.
• C) state government has mandated wage scales for nurses.
• D) the cost of living in the city is similar to the rural area.

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