Nurses
Completed Projects
Characteristics of Rural RNs in the U.S.: Analysis of the 2000 National Sample Survey of RNs
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Bureau of Health Professions
Topics:
Nurses,
Workforce
This study used data from HRSA's 2000 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN) to compare rural and urban RNs' demographic characteristics, educational backgrounds and employment characteristics.
Demographics, Education and Practice Characteristics of Nurse Practitioners in Washington
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Bureau of Health Professions
Topics:
Mid-level practitioners,
Nurses,
Workforce
This 2003 survey of nurse practitioners in Washington State examines how many have been educated in-state, how many work full vs. part-time, the extent to which they provide care to underserved and rural populations, their use of newly acquired expanded drug authority, and other characteristics of their clinical practices.
Long Term Trends in Characteristics of the Rural Nurse Workforce: A National Health Workforce Study
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Mid-level practitioners,
Nurses,
Workforce
This national study characterizes changes in the demographic, education and practice characteristics of registered nurses (RNs) in rural and urban areas from 1980 to 2004. This study provides important information for projecting future trends in rural RN supply.
Role of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in Addressing Mental Health Workforce Shortages
Research center:
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Mental health,
Nurses,
Workforce
Southeast Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies
Research center:
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder:
Bureau of Health Professions
Topics:
Allied health professionals,
Dental health,
Nurses,
Pharmacy and prescription drugs,
Physicians,
Workforce
The Center conducts research and analysis with the goal of improving access to an appropriate and effective health workforce in the Southeast and North Carolina. The Center draws on the resources of the Chapel Hill Campus with its five health professions schools as well as the 16-campus University of North Carolina system to respond to the information and analysis needs of health workforce policymakers in the state, the region, and the nation. The Center also collects and maintains data describing the need for and supply of health professionals, and makes these data available for research and policy analysis purposes.
State of Rural Health Provider Organizations and Health Professional Shortages
Research center:
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Allied health professionals,
Home health,
Nurses,
Workforce
This study addresses the convergence of health professions shortages and financial limitations among rural hospitals and rural home health providers. Successful strategies or best practices implemented in rural areas to address the shortages will be identified.
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