In 2008, the average age of the registered nurse (RN) population was _____ years
a. 26
b. 36
c. 46
d. 56
C
According to the 2008 National Sample Survey of RNs released in September 2010 by the feder-al Bureau of Health Professions (BHPR), the average age of the RN population in 2008 was 46 years of age, up from 45.2 in 2000.
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