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Dick Durbin: We anticipate a nursing shortage in America that will grow to 260,000 registered nurses, which we will need and not…

On the recordMarch 23, 2010
We anticipate a nursing shortage in America that will grow to 260,000 registered nurses, which we will need and not have, by the year 2025.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin warns of an impending nursing shortage due to increasing healthcare demands.

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