The impact of the recessionary decade on the nursing workforce included (select all that apply):
a. nursing schools increasing their capacities.
b. more young people enrolling in nursing programs.
c. RNs delaying retirement or returning to work from retirement.
d. licensed RNs working in nontraditional nursing jobs returning to traditional nurs-ing.
e. increasing the supply of nurses by moti-vating part-time RNs to work more hours or full-time.
B, C, E
The impact of the recessionary decade increased the supply of nurses by motivating part-time RNs to work more hours or full-time; RNs to delay retirement or return to work from retirement; licensed RNs working in non-nursing jobs to return to nursing; and young people to enroll in nursing programs, a demand occupation with future stability (Staiger et al., 2012).
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