Becker's Healthcare April 1, 2024
The nation’s nursing workforce is becoming more diverse and highly trained, though job satisfaction is falling and shortage projections are increasing through 2036, a new federal report shows.
The Health Resources and Services Administration and U.S. Census Bureau released the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses in March. The report includes responses from 49,234 registered nurses polled in 2022 and early 2023.
Here are 21 numbers that provide a snapshot of the nursing workforce in 2022:
1. There are an estimated 4.3 million actively licensed registered nurses in the U.S., up nearly 400,000 RNs from 2017.
2. Racial and ethnic minority groups account for 33% of the registered nurse workforce, up from 26.7% from 2018. This increase...
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