The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more accurately reflect the population as a whole when
A) the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and begin to practice.
B) the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
C) the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than the percentage of white nurses.
D) the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.

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As more racial and ethnic minorities enroll in nursing programs and eventually graduate and begin to practice, the racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will begin to more closely reflect the population as a whole. This is because there will be a greater number of minority nurses actively working in the field.

The Racial and Ethnic Composition of the Nursing Profession Will