HRSA Report: Nursing Supply Growing

Posted on | May 21, 2013 | Comments Off on HRSA Report: Nursing Supply Growing

“There were 2.8 million RNs (including advanced practice RNs) and 690,000 LPNs working in the field of nursing or seeking nursing employment in 2008 to 2010. About 445,000 RNs (16 percent) and 166,000 LPNs (24 percent) lived in rural areas. The per capita distribution of RNs varied substantially across states.

The nursing workforce grew substantially in the past decade, with RNs growing by more than 500,000 (24 percent) and LPNs by more than 90,000 (16 percent).

Growth in the nursing workforce outpaced growth in the U.S. population. The number of RNs per 100,000 population (per capita) increased by nearly 14 percent, and the number of LPNs per capita increased by about 6 percent.” Continue….