February 5, 2010
Indiana Registered Nurse Re-licensure Survey report published
The Indiana Center for Health
Workforce Studies and Indiana University Bowen Research Center,
in collaboration with the Indiana Area Health Education Centers
Program recently published its "2007 Indiana Registered Nurse
Re-licensure Survey Report."
The
publication provides an in-depth examination of the registered
nurse workforce in Indiana. The report provides accurate, timely
and relevant data to inform Indiana's response to the health
care needs of the Hoosiers.
Project director, Terrell W. Zollinger, DrPH, Professor, Indiana
University Department of Public Health notes, "We are pleased to
release this report containing the most comprehensive
information we currently have about the registered nurses in our
state. We believe the information will be helpful to a wide
range of stakeholders, including policy-makers, educators,
business and community leaders, and a wide range of advocacy
groups."
The
publication (click
here to download the pdf) includes
demographic and employment characteristics of registered nurses,
advanced practice nurses and faculty of nursing programs. It
shows the geographic distribution of registered nurses, as well
as projected registered nurse workforce trends. |