by Guest Author | Jul 10, 2019
Indiana’s registered nurse workforce is comprised of health care providers working in a range of settings and specialties. Information on the supply and distribution of this workforce is critical to Indiana’s health system for planning and policy development. Supply data on Indiana’s registered nurse workforce are routinely collected in the form of surveys administered in conjunction with the biennial nursing license renewal process. During the 2013 re-licensure period, 99,545 registered nurses renewed their license in Indiana. After filtering out individuals who did not respond to the survey, did not hold an active or probationary license, and did not practice in Indiana, 53,135 registered nurses were included in the report for analysis. The survey had a 93.1 percent response rate. In 2013, the majority of registered nurses were white (92.8%) and female (93.8%). The mean age of registered nurses was 45.7 years of age. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) were slightly older with a mean age of 48.5 years old. Registered nurses were primarily employed in staff nurse positions. Hospitals were the most common work setting. In 2013, the majority of RNs held a Bachelor’s degree or higher (56.7%). This is the first time since data has been collected (1997) in which a greater proportion of RNs held a Bachelor’s or higher than did not. Marion County had the highest percent of RNs with a Bachelor’s degree or higher (65.1%). Since 1997 the total number of actively practicing Indiana RNs has increased from 38,721 to 53,135 in 2013. From 2005 to 2013 the number of RNs working in a nursing faculty position has increased from 733 to 1,114. There were 49,033.6 total RN FTEs and 2,723.8 APN FTEs in Indiana in 2013. Statewide, there was an average of 122 Indiana residents per RN FTE and 2,380 residents per APN FTE. Marion County had the highest number of RN and APN FTEs of any county.
by Guest Author | Jul 10, 2019
This is the first technical report describing the licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce in Indiana. In addition to describing the LPN workforce, this report compared LPNs to Indiana’s registered nurse (RN) workforce. The data in this report will serve as a baseline for future analyses of the LPN workforce in Indiana. In the 201 2 LPN licensure period, there were 26,755 total LPNs currently licensed in Indiana. The overall response rate for the 2012 Indiana LPN Licensure Survey was 94.2 percent. Of the 26,755 licensed LPN’s, individuals included for analysis: (1) actively working in nursing; (2) responded to the electronic survey, and (3) gave an Indiana practice address on their survey. A total of 16,937 LPN s included in the sample for analysis met these three criteria. Therefore, the sample analyzed (16,937 LPNs) in this report represents 63.3 percent of the total number of active LPN licensure in Indiana (26,755 LPNs). When the mean age and length of license was compared between LPN s included in the sample and those who listed an Indiana address on their license but did not respond to the survey it was found that individuals in the sample were younger (p < 0.001) and had been licensed for a shorter period of time (p < 0.001).
by Guest Author | Jul 10, 2019
A total of 98,235 registered nurse licenses were issued or renewed in 2011. The survey on which this report is based was offered to licensees during the licensure process and received a response rate of 90.7 percent. Of the 80,429 registered nurses who responded to the survey 54,588 were actively practicing in Indiana and 53,591 met the criteria for inclusion in analysis.
by Guest Author | Jul 10, 2019
The registered nurse re-licensure survey is implemented through a collaboration of the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA). This report summarizes the responses to the 2009 Indiana registered nurse re-licensure survey and compares them to the results of the prior registered nurse re-licensure surveys reported in the Indiana Registered Nurse Survey Databook and the Indiana Registered Nurse Re-Licensure Survey Reports.
by Guest Author | Jul 10, 2019
The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses was administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This report summarizes the responses of actively licensed Indiana registered nurses to the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses.
