Scenario 6-2
The shortage of professionals is a well-documented global issue occurring in countries with aging populations. As a result, an organization such as BCH, the health-care organization that oversees many diverse unionized health services in British Columbia, is experiencing staff shortages in nursing. Patient waiting times have increased by 500 percent. Sixty percent of nurses will be eligible for retirement in 2014. Young graduate nurses are moving out of the province to health-care providers that are aggressively recruiting and providing new hires with incentives ranging from flexible work alternatives to educational funding support. Twenty percent of nurses are off the job due to illness or injury. Eighty percent of nurses are single parents, support an elderly parent(s), or are a primary care giver. BCH believes that becoming an "employer of choice" is a way to attract and retain its health-care professionals.
-Refer to Scenario 6-2. Which two internal factors are influencing BCH's recruitment strategy?

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The two internal factors influencing BCH's recruitment strategy are its business plan of becoming an employer of choice and its union contracts. The scenario mentions that BCH believes becoming an "employer of choice" is a way to attract and retain its health-care professionals, indicating that this is a deliberate strategy. Additionally, the scenario mentions that BCH oversees many diverse unionized health services in British Columbia, indicating that union contracts are a relevant internal factor affecting the organization's recruitment strategy. None of the other options mentioned in the question stem are mentioned in the scenario as influencing factors.

Scenario 6-2 The Shortage of Professionals Is a Well-Documented Global Issue Occurring