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The Registered Nurse Population: Findings from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses

 
Printer-Friendly NSSRN 2000
Preface

Chapter I: Introduction

Chapter II: The RN Population 1980 - 2004

Chapter III: The Registered Nurse Population 2004
Appendix

Appendix A - List of Tables

Table 1. Registered nurse population by employment status, gender, racial/ ethnic background and age group: March 2000

Table 2. Distribution of registered nurses who were employed in health occupation immediately prior to basic nursing education, by previous health occupation and basic nursing education: March 2000

Table 3. Registered nurses who were licensed practical/vocational nurses before enter basic nursing education program, by type of basic nursing education: March 2000

Table 4. Characteristics of registered nurses with post-high school academic degree before entering basic nursing education, by type of basic nursing education: March 2000

Table 5. Year of graduation from basic nursing education and the average age at graduation for the registered nurse population, by type of basic nurse education: March 2000

Table 6. Registered nurse population by marital status and employment status: March 2000

Table 7. Distribution of registered nurses according to total family income expected in 2000, by marital and employment status: March 2000

Table 8. Registered nurse population by basic and highest nursing-related education: March 2000

Table 9. Primary focus of post-RN master’s and doctoral degree: March 2000

Table 10. Current enrollment of registered nurses in nursing-related academic degree educational programs by employment status and student status: March 2000

Table 11. Financial resources used for tuition and fees by registered nurses currently enrolled in nursing related academic degree education program by type of degree for which studying: March 2000

Table 12. Distribution of advanced practice nurses by national certification, state recognition and employment status: March 2000

Table 13. Employment setting of primary positions of registered nurses employed in nursing: March 2000

Table 14. Type of hospital work unit where hospital-employed registered nurses spent more than half their direct patient care time, by employment status: March 2000

Table 15. Type of patient treated in hospital inpatient unit and outpatient department where registered nurses spent more than half their direct patient care time, by employment status: March 2000

Table 16. Registered nurses employed in each employment setting by employment status and average annual hours scheduled: March 2000

Table 17. Comparison between average scheduled hours per week of employed registered nurses in their principal position and average actual hours worked during the week beginning March 23, 2000 by employment setting

Table 18. Employed registered nurses by employment setting and age group: March 2000

Table 19. Employment setting and highest nursing-related educational preparation of registered nurses employed in nursing: March 2000

Table 20. Employment setting of registered nurses by work basis: March 2000

Table 21. Position titles in primary nursing jobs for registered nurses employed in nursing: March 2000

Table 22. Employment setting and type of position of employed registered nurses: March 2000

Table 23. Type of position and highest nursing-related educational preparation of registered nurses employed in nursing: March 2000

Table 24. Distribution of employed registered nurses by percentage of time spent during usual work week in each functional area: March 2000

Table 25. Average percent of time in work week spent by employed registered nurses in each function by highest educational preparation: March 2000

Table 26. Annual average earnings of registered nurses employed full-time in their principle nursing position by employment setting and type of position: March 2000

Table 27. Average annual earnings of nurses employed full-time by type of position and highest nursing educational preparation: March 2000

Table 28. Distribution of employed registered nurses with secondary positions by employment in their principle position and average total earnings: March 2000

Table 29. Registered nurses employed in nursing: job satisfaction by position title: March 2000

Table 30. Distribution of registered nurses not employed in nursing, by length of time since last worked as a nurse and whether or not nurse was seeking nursing position or had other occupation: March 2000

Table 31. Registered nurses actively seeking employment in nursing by type of employment sought and number of weeks looking: March 2000

Table 32. Type of employment of registered nurses in non-nursing occupations: March 2000

Table 33. Reasons for registered nurses to have occupation other than nursing: March 2000

Table 34. Age group and marital status of nurses who were not employed at all and not seeking nursing employment: March 2000

Table 35. Comparison between state of location of registered nurses as of March 2000 and state of graduation by type of basic nursing education and number of years since graduation: March 2000

Table 36. Comparison between resident states in 1999 and 2000 for the registered nurse population by age group: March 2000

Table 37. Comparison of employment status of the registered nurse population in 1999 and 2000: March 2000

Table 38. Percent distribution of registered nurses in each employment setting in 2000 by employment setting in 1999: March 2000

Table 39. Registered nurse population in each State and area by activity status: March 2000

Table 40. Supply of registered nurses in each State and area according to whether employed on a full-time or part time basis: March 2000

Table 41. Registered nurse population by activity status and geographic location: March 2000

Table 42. Employed nurses in each State and area by highest educational preparation: March 2000

Table 43. Registered nurse population by activity status and geographic location: March 2000

Table 44. Percent distribution of the registered nurse population in each geographic area by racial/ethnic background: March 2000

Table 45. Percent distribution of the registered nurse population in each geographic area by age group: March 2000

Table 46. Employment setting of registered nurses in each geographic area: March 2000

Table 47. Percent distribution of the registered nurse population in each geographic area who changed employer or position between March 1999 and 2000, by principal reason for change

Table 48. Average annual salary of registered nurses in full time staff positions in each geographical area: March 2000