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COPYRIGHT 2005 United Press International
Byline: ALEX CUKAN
Part 1 of 5. There is a nursing shortage in the United States and a nursing shortage worldwide, and as baby boomers age the shortage will get much worse.
Some 2.3 million registered nurses work in the United States, and more new jobs are expected to be created for registered nurses than for any other occupation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"There has been shortage for many years, but longer term there is a converging demographic of the aging population and their increased need for nursing care coupled with nurses aging. The median age is currently 45...
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