The United States recruits more internationally educated nurses (IENs) than any other country. As of March 2008, the largest group of IENs in the United States is from:
a. India.
b. Canada.
c. Great Britain.
d. the Philippines.
D
In March of 2008, an estimated 170,235 RNs living in the United States received their initial nursing education in another country or U.S. territory, claiming 5.6% of the total nursing popula-tion. Approximately half of the IENs were originally from the Philippines (48.7%), 11.5% from Canada, and 9.3% were from India (BHPR, 2010).
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