U.S. nursing workforce : supply and education trends / Marla Parris, editor.

Contributor(s):

Parris, Marla [editor.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781634635660
1634635663

Other title:

United States nursing workforce

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

331.12913621730973 23

LOC classification:

RT86.73

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EBSCOhost (requires login)

Contents:

U.S. NURSING WORKFORCE: SUPPLY AND EDUCATION TRENDS; U.S. NURSING WORKFORCE: SUPPLY AND EDUCATION TRENDS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The U.S. Nursing Workforce: Trends in Supply and Education; Executive Summary; The Current Supply of Nurses and Trends over Time1; The RN and LPN Pipeline2; Post-Licensure Education3; Introduction; Section 1. The Registered Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce; Workforce Size and Distribution; Workforce Distribution across Rural and Urban Areas; Trends in the Nursing Workforce during the Past Decade

RN Workforce Education and DemographicsThe Age Structure of the RN Workforce; RN Workforce Diversity; LPN Workforce Demographics; Employment Characteristics of RNs and LPNs; Section 2. Nursing Pipeline and Nursing Education Capacity; New Entrants to the Nursing Profession; Registered Nurses; Licensed Practical Nurses; Post-Licensure Nurse Education; Advanced Clinical Roles of Special Interest; The U.S. Nursing Pipeline and Internationally Educated Nurses; End Notes; Chapter 2: The U.S. Nursing Workforce: Technical Documentation; Data Sources for Analysis of the Nurse Supply

Standard Error Calculation for Census 2000 Sample DataStandard Error Calculation; for 2008-2010 American Community; Survey PUMS Data; Use of the ACS PUMS Data; for Rural-Urban Analyses; End Notes; Blank Page; Index

Summary: Understanding the supply, distribution, and educational pipeline of nurses is key to designing programs and policies that will ensure access to care and an effective health care system. This book analyzes data from a variety of sources to present recent trends and the current status of the registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforces. This book also provides additional information on data and methodology for analysis of the nurse supply, including information on the calculation of standard errors, tests of significance for change over time, and use of the data for rural-

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 30, 2015).

Understanding the supply, distribution, and educational pipeline of nurses is key to designing programs and policies that will ensure access to care and an effective health care system. This book analyzes data from a variety of sources to present recent trends and the current status of the registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforces. This book also provides additional information on data and methodology for analysis of the nurse supply, including information on the calculation of standard errors, tests of significance for change over time, and use of the data for rural-