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The Nursing Crisis: Improving Job Satisfaction And Quality of Care. Marilyn Biviano, Director National Center for Health Workforce Analysis Health Resources and Services Administration. Projections of Supply and Requirements for Full-time Equivalent RNs: 2000-2020. Shortage.
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The Nursing Crisis: Improving Job Satisfaction And Quality of Care Marilyn Biviano, Director National Center for Health Workforce Analysis Health Resources and Services Administration
Projections of Supply and Requirements for Full-time Equivalent RNs: 2000-2020 Shortage HRSA, BHPr, Projected Supply, Demand and Shortages of Registered Nurses: 2000-2020
Between 2000 and 2020, State wide shortages of RNs will increase. By 2020, the number of States estimated to have shortages will grow to 46. In 2000, 30 States were estimated to have shortages. Source: HRSA, BHPr, Projected Supply, Demand and Shortages of Registered Nurses: 2000-2020
The aging of the population will have a major impact on the demand for RNs. Population Projections 65 to 84 and 85 and over: 2000 to 2050 U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
The RN Workforce has a Declining Proportion of Young Nurses and an Increasing Proportion of Nurses Nearing Retirement Age HRSA, BHPr, The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses 1980-2000 and Projected Supply, Demand and Shortages of Registered Nurses: 2000-2020
RN Supply Trends: U.S. Graduates • Since 1995, there has been a significant reduction in the number of U.S. RN graduates: Associate Degree (30%), Diploma (66%), BSN (23%), and Total (31%). Unpublished Data from the National League of Nursing
Alternative careers offering higher salaries reduce the number of students choosing nursing. • Salaries for elementary school teachers are an attractive alternative to being a registered nurse. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey
RNs in nursing homes and hospitals report the least job satisfaction Percent of RNs Who Are Satisfied in Their Jobs, by Employment Setting. 2000 Percent HRSA, BHPR, National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses: 2000