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CCNA Nursing Fact Sheet

Submitted by bakinwole on May 14, 2009
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Dec 1, 2010 | Reports and White Papers (CCNA)
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Abstract

  • Nurses comprise the nation’s largest health care profession. There are almost three million registered nurses (RNs) nationwide (HRSA 2010).
  • More than 581,000 new nursing positions will be created through 2018 (a 22 percent increase) making nursing the nation’s top profession in terms of job growth (BLS 2010).
  • Registered nurses typically prepare for professional practice through a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a three-year hospital diploma program, or a two-year Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). Driven by the need for more baccalaureate-level nurses due to the growing complexity of health care delivery system, the percentage of RNs with BSN degrees grew from 22 percent in 1980 to 34 percent in 2008 (HRSA 2010). However, the majority of RNs continue to enter nursing from community colleges.

Source: CCNA Fact Sheet, November 2010