Which of the following factors is contributing to the shortage of nurses in Canada, according to studies done by the Canadian Nurses Association (1997, 2002)?
a. Increased birth rate creating a greater demand for nursing services
b. New technology replacing nurses at the bedside
c. Fewer people wishing to practice as nurses, because health trends are focusing on natural and alternative therapies
d. A large percentage of nurses retiring in the next two decades
D
Canadian nursing is challenged by an aging work force, a high retirement rate, and a lack of full-time positions. Over 50% of nurses graduated more than twenty years ago.
The aging population is creating the greater demand for nursing services.
The fact that new technology is replacing nurses at the bedside is not a factor identified by the CNA as contributing to the shortage of nurses.
The fact that health trends are focusing on natural and alternative therapies is not a factor identi-fied by the CNA as contributing to the shortage of nurses.
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