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nurse – n. a person who is trained to care for sick or injured people and who usually works in a hospital or doctor's office
at the heart – idiom to be the most important part of something
discontent – n. a feeling of unhappiness or disapproval
recruitment - n. to find suitable people and get them to join a company, an organization, the armed forces
retention – n. the act of keeping someone or something


Question:
1. According to The International Council of Nurses, or ICN,about how many percent of the worldwide workforce of 27 million nurses could be reduced by?
2. What did nursing groups in 64 nations report according to what the organization said? 
3. What were causing people to be less interested in a nursing career?
4. Where do many nurses in developing countries go and why? And where do rich countries actively seek nurses from?