Description of Chart

Figure 10. Distribution of Predicted Difficulty Recruiting RNs in North Carolina by Type of Facility, 2004

Bar chart with 4 groups with 4 items per group.
Group 1, Hospital (n = 65)
Item 1, Lower Q -3.78
Item 2, Max -2.44
Item 3, Min -5.08
Item 4, Upper Q -3.55
Group 2, Home Health (n = 79)
Item 1, Lower Q -3.59
Item 2, Max 0.02
Item 3, Min -5.18
Item 4, Upper Q -3.19
Group 3, Long Term Care (n = 128)
Item 1, Lower Q -3.49
Item 2, Max 0.53
Item 3, Min -5.56
Item 4, Upper Q -3.19
Group 4, Public Health (n = 53)
Item 1, Lower Q -3.34
Item 2, Max 14.84
Item 3, Min -5.17
Item 4, Upper Q -1.53

Notes:
The higher the index, the greater the difficulty recruiting nurses.
Red lines are mean shortage indices for respective facility types.
Blue boxes are 95% confidence intervals for mean shortage indices.
Black vertical lines represent maximum and minimum shortage scores.

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