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Year Total Number Percent Number Percent

1990 1,077,695 875,714 81 201,981 19

1987 1,042,589 841,351 81 201,238 19

1985 1,007,107 789,670 78 217,437 22

1983 1,029,975 770,863 75 259,112 25

As can be seen from inspection of the table, the number of LPNs comprising the nursing staff of American hospitals has actually fallen. Further, the increase in R.N.s from 1983 to 1990 has been small with virtual

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