Product type: Policy brief released on Sheps Health Workforce NC website, July 2020. Authors: Esita Patel, PhD Summary: We analyzed the number of hospital nurses working in three settings (emergency department, inpatient, outpatient) using data from the 2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN) and 2008-2013 licensure data from North Carolina (NC). The percent of… Read more »
An Untapped Resource in the Nursing Workforce? Licensed Practical Nurses who Transition to Become Registered Nurses
June 7, 2018 Cheryl B. Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN Presentation at the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers 2017 Conference Presentation Overview LPNs are a largely overlooked sector of the nursing workforce and research is lacking. LPNS are a more diverse group than RNs Many work outside of hospitals and in underserved areas… Read more »
Comparison of Specialty Distribution of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in North Carolina, 1997-2013
June 15, 2015 Anna Johnson, PhD, MSPH; Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP; Perri Morgan, PhD, PA-C Presentation at the 2015 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting Overview Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) fill workforce needs in many specialties. Specialty distributions of NPs and PAs have changed over time, with the proportion of NPs and PAs… Read more »