The number of nurses who will be at the age of retirement in the next 15 years accounts for what percentage of the current workforce?
a. 10% to 20%
b. 20% to 30%
c. 30% to 40%
d. 40% to 50%
D
The number of nurses who will be at the age of retirement in the next 15 years accounts for 40% to 50% of the current workforce. By the year 2020 the nursing workforce will be 20% (approx-imately 400,000 nurses) below the required need (Buerhaus et al., 2000).
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