What factor contributed significantly to the beginning of the acute RN shortage that originated in the late 1990s?

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Hospital downsizing and shortsightedness regarding recruitment and retention contributed to the beginning of an acute shortage of RNs in many health-care settings by the late 1990s. None of the other options were significant contributors to the nursing shortage that began in the late 1990s.

What Factor Contributed Significantly to the Beginning of the Acute