A Nurse Is Entering the Health Care Workforce

A nurse is entering the health care workforce.Which of the following expectations should the nurse have for the workforce? (Select all that apply.)

A) There is a shortage of nurses in the United States.
B) Schools of nursing turn away qualified applicants due to lack of faculty and limitations of clinical sites.
C) By 2016 there are expected to be 527,000 new nursing positions.
D) More students are choosing laboratory science, pharmacy technology, and radiology technology over nursing.
E) There is a shortage of physician specialists in the United States.