The nursing shortage cycles over the past few decades have been primarily driven by factors including which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

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The nursing shortage cycles over the past few decades have been primarily driven by five factors: aging of current nurses in the workforce and their preparation for retirement, lower numbers of students entering nursing as a career and a shift in need for both bachelor's- and master's/doctorate-prepared nurses, aging of nursing faculty and inability of schools of nursing to meet education demands, aging of the American population and struggles to expand capacity to meet demand for care, and significant changes in the health care delivery system as the nation moves into health care reform.

The Nursing Shortage Cycles Over the Past Few Decades Have