How can nurses resolve the issue of entry into practice (two year versus four year graduates)?
A) Stop being the victims of an unenlightened hospital industry.
B) Seek to avoid being coconspirators in the confusion over entry into practice.
C) Develop separate professional organizations for affiliation and advocacy.
D) Refuse to accept positions in health care institutions that fail to distinguish between the two
types of graduates.
A
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