Trends In The Nursing Workforce And Education
Search the latest national statistics for diversity of the nursing workforce and in nursing education. What are the trend lines over the past two decades? Do you believe nursing is making progress in becoming more representative of the general population?
- Search the latest national statistics for diversity of the nursing workforce and in nursing education.
- What are the trend lines over the past two decades?
- Do you believe nursing is making progress in becoming more representative of the general population?
- Explain your answer and strategies you would take to improve diversity.
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Nurses practicing in the USA were approximately 3.8 million, according to a 2017 report. Out of 3.8 million nurses, 64.2% of nurses had a baccalaureate level of education. The average age of practicing nurses in the US as of December 2017 was 51 an increase from 43.3 two decades ago, an indication that the nurse’s population is aging (Smiley, Lauer, Bienemy, Berg, Shireman, Reneau, & Alexander, 2018). The percentage of men in the nursing profession also rose to 9.1% in 2017, an indication that men were opening up to the profession. The number of minority nurses in the country increased to 19.2% in 2017, an indicator that minorities were taking up nursing jobs.
There are progress nursing making in becoming representative of the US general population. This progress will, in a long way…
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