Which of the following is an example of the effects of globalization on health care?

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1. Globalization makes the exchange of health-care information more difficult.
2. The health-care costs and benefits of globalization are distributed equitably.
3. Globalization eases the transition of foreign-educated nurses into U.S. employment.
4. Global demand for nurses continues to exceed supply.

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1 Globalization includes the international exchange of ideas, languages, peoples, and popular culture, and eases the exchange of health-care information.
2 Globalization does not ensure equal distribution of the benefits and costs of health care. Manufacturers take advantage of cheap labor, and workers are not always afforded the same protections from one nation to the next.
3 Globalization does not ease the transition of foreign educated nurses into U.S. employment. Pathways for becoming a nurse differ greatly across nations, as do regulations guiding nursing practice.
4 The global demand for nurses exceeds supply. An increase of 712,000 nurses is predicted to be needed by 2020 to meet health care demand in the U.S. alone.