Which statement about the nursing workforce is true?
a. The nursing workforce is overwhelmingly white.
b. The number of minority nurses meets the needs of the country's demographics.
c. The nursing workforce is becoming in-creasingly diverse with increasing minori-ties.
d. Refugees make up a large part of the nursing workforce in some areas.
ANS: A
The nursing workforce is 83% white. Because of the large percentage of white nurses this does not meet the needs of the country's demographics. Unauthorized immigrants and refugees do not make up a part of the nursing workforce.
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