Becker's Healthcare April 8, 2024
Nearly two-thirds of registered nurses practicing in the U.S. still had student debt as of 2021, according to the most recent federal data available.
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 about their education, workplace satisfaction and other topics.
Three findings to know:
- In total, 2.2 million registered nurses — about half of the workforce — indicated...