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  1. Health Resources and Services Administration. (2001). The Registered Nurse Population: Findings from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, March 2000. Washington, DC: Division of Nursing, HRSA, USDHHS.
  2. National Council of State Boards for Nursing. Nursing Regulation and Licensure Statistics. http://www.ncsbn.org/public/regulation/licensure_stats.htm https://www.ncsbn.org/index.htm
  3. Center for Health Workforce Studies. (2006). New York Registered Nursing Graduations, 1996-2004. Rensselaer, NY: CHWS. http://chws.albany.edu
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  1. The eligible settings included in this study are: hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, ambulatory care sites (including community health centers and other public clinics), long-term care facilities, and state or local health departments.