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Characteristics of Rural RNs in the U.S.: Analysis of the 2000 National Sample Survey of RNs
This study used data from HRSA's 2000 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN) to compare RNs in urban areas of the US with nurses in three categories of rural areas. The study examined rural and urban RNs' demographic characteristics, educational backgrounds and employment characteristics. It also explored whether the characteristics of nurses in more isolated rural areas differ from those in other rural areas, and whether education and employment patterns are consistent across regions of the US.
Publications
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Characteristics of Registered Nurses in Rural Versus Urban Areas: Implications for Strategies to Alleviate Nursing Shortages in the United States
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Lorella Palazzo, David Keepnews, L. Gary Hart
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 22(2), 151-157
Date: 2006
Provides results of a study comparing characteristics of rural and urban registered nurses (RNs) in the United States using data from the 2000 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. RNs in 3 types of rural areas are examined using the rural-urban commuting area taxonomy.
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Characteristics of Registered Nurses in Rural vs. Urban areas: Implications for Strategies to Alleviate Nursing Shortages in the United States
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Lorella Palazzo, David Keepnews, L. Gary Hart
Report Number: Working Paper No. 91
Date: 01 / 2005
Compares characteristics of rural and urban registered nurses (RNs) in the United States using national survey data, and examined certain characteristics of rural RNs that should be considered in developing strategies to alleviate nursing shortages. Such strategies require understanding of rural RNs' work, education, and commuting patterns. If higher wages attract and retain nurses, and urban employers are better positioned than rural employers to raise wages, this policy could draw larger numbers of RNs from rural to urban settings. A "one size fits all" approach to resolving nurse shortages may benefit one geographic area type at the expense of others.
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