In 2003, which of the following regions of the United States had the highest nursing position vacancy rates?
a. Northern and Eastern
b. Northern and Western
c. Southern and Eastern
d. Southern and Western
D
The Southern and Western regions had the highest vacancy and turnover rates, with vacancy rates of 11.0% for the South and 12.2% for the West. The turnover rates were 24% for the Southern region and 22.2% for the Western region (Atencio et al., 2003).
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