Chart 14. Registered nurses prepared for advanced practice, March 2004


Total: 240,460 RNs (8.3 percent of registered nurses)* 

Pie chart with 7 items.
Item 1, Nurse Anesthetists Only 12.9% 31012% 
Item 2, Nurse Midwives Only 4.3% 10406% 
Item 3, Nurse Midwives/Nurse Practitioners 1.2% 2845% 
Item 4, Nurse Practitioners Only 51.1% 122844% 
Item 5, Other Combinations .8% 1944% 
Item 6, Clinical Nurse Specialists Only 23.7% 56974% 
Item 7, Nurse Practitioners/Clinical Nurse Specialists Only 6.0% 14436% 

*The totals of the APN preparation distribution percents may not equal 100 percent due to the effect of rounding. This chart covers those who claimed advanced preparation as APNs in at least one specialty. 

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