Becker's Healthcare February 16, 2024
The nursing workforce is 6% larger in 2023 than in 2019, hinting at a bounce back to pre-pandemic numbers, a study found.
The study, published Feb. 16 in JAMA Health Forum, used data from the Census Current Population Survey, which included employed registered nurses ages 23 to 69 from 1982 to 2023. The study sample included more than 455,000 registered nurses.
In 2021, the registered nurse workforce fell by more than 100,000 — the greatest single-year drop in the last 40 years. After the decline, registered nurse employment began to recover, rising 6% compared...
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