The Nursing Shortage Cycles Over the Past Few Decades Have

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

A) Aging of current nurses and inability of hospitals to meet nursing salary demands
B) Younger nurses in the workforce and their preference for nontraditional nursing jobs
C) Significant changes in the health care delivery system as the nation moves into health care reform
D) Aging of the American population and struggles to expand capacity to meet demand for care
E) Lower numbers of students entering nursing as a career and a shift in need for both bachelor's- and master's/doctorate-prepared nurses