The Health Resources and Services Administration Projects That by the Year

question 33

Multiple Choice

The Health Resources and Services Administration projects that by the year 2020, the supply of nurses in the United States

• A) Will be adequate to deal with the aging population.
• B) Will exceed by more than 500,000 the number required to deal with the aging population.
• C) Will fall more than 1 million below the number required to deal with the aging population.
• D) Will fall more than 100,000 below the number required to deal with the aging population.

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Definitions:

Specificity

The capacity of an examination to accurately detect individuals who do not have the condition, known as the true negative rate.

Digital Rectal Exam

A manual examination performed by inserting a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum to check for abnormalities of organs or other structures in the pelvis and lower belly.

Specificity

In diagnostic testing, the ability of the test to correctly identify those without the disease.

Positive Predictive Value

The probability that individuals with a positive test result actually have the disease.