OET READING PART B SET2 Q1

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Until the 1930s, the lack of professional opportunities for young women created a ready supply of ‘probationer’ or ‘student’ nurses. These poorly paid workers carried out most of the nursing work in hospitals and nursing homes under the supervision of a very small qualified workforce. The few who ‘stuck at it’ and eventually qualified often struggled to find employment as registered nurses as few positions existed, given that the nurses in training did most of the work; and at a very cheap price. This situation changed rapidly with the advent of the Second World War and the broadening of work options for women that flowed from it. Most countries responded by creating a second tier of nursing training (the assistant nurse, the enrolled nurse or the nurses’ aide.) Many leaders envisioned a large workforce of ‘pupil nurses’ or trainee nurse’s aides; a smaller workforce of student nurses; an even smaller group of second level nurses; and a leadership group of professional or registered nurses. In some countries, the third level of nursing worker - the auxiliary or nurse assistant - was introduced to supplement the growing legion of various levels of nurses.

Q1.The paragraph says that;

     
     A)  Very less number of nurses was available to care for people in the past.

     B)  Numbers of registered nurses were adequate in number.

     C)  The tertiary nursing force was available in all countries.