The impending demand for a sufficient number of nurses will occur when ______ reach an age when they will consume the greatest number of health care services
a. baby boomers
b. Generation Xers
c. elderly adults
d. children
A
Baby boomers are currently over 77 million strong. A sufficient number of nurses must be ready to meet the demand when they reach the age when they will consume the greatest number of health care goods and services.
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