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Show Nuises Aie Needed Still more nurses are needed. Why? Because 'demands for nursing nur-sing service continue to outstrip the supply of nurses. More hospitals hos-pitals and health agencies are being built or expanding their facilities and services. More go to hospitals thanks to the growth of health insurance plans such as the Blue Cross and Blue Shield. More babies are being born (90 of them in hospitals), and people are living longer, , with the result that the population popula-tion has more than doubled since 1900. Health education programs, expending millions of dollars annually, an-nually, are influencing people to seek medical and nursing care readily. New drugs and medical treatments require more nurses and more highly skilled nurses. |