The Health Resources and Services Administration projects that by the year 2020, the supply of nurses in the United States
1. Will be adequate to deal with the aging population.
2. Will exceed by more than 500,000 the number required to deal with the aging population.
3. Will fall more than 1 million below the number required to deal with the aging population.
4. Will fall more than 100,000 below the number required to deal with the aging population.
ANS: 3
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