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National Center for Health Workforce Analysis

Supply, Demand, and Use of Licensed Practical Nurses

November 1, 2004

Table of Contents (for on-line viewing) Entire report in Adobe/pdf

Executive Summary
Chapter 1:  Introduction
Chapter 2:  The LPN Workforce
Chapter 3:  Scope of Practice and Practice Acts
Chapter 4:  Education of LPNs
Chapter 5:  Factors Affecting the Supply and Demand for LPNs
Chapter 6:  Perspectives of the Employers, Educators, State Boards, and Nurses
Chapter 7:  Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations        
Appendices
Appendix A

Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F

 

Appendix D

D1.  LPN Training Data Totals for U.S.:  1976-1998

D2.  Graduates of LPN/LPN Schools by State:  1976 -1997

D3.  Total Enrollment in LPN/LPN Schools by State:  1977-1998

D4.  Fall Admissions to LPN/LPN Schools by State:  1977-1998

D5.  Admissions to LPN/LPN Schools by State:  1976-1997

D6.  LPN/LPN Programs by State:  1976-1997

D7.  LPN/LPN Schools by State:  1976-1997

D8.  Total Number of Active Licenses by State:  1997-2000

Jurisdiction

1997

1998

1999

2000

AK

845

737

740

827

AL

17,161

16,906

19,086

16,676

AR

16,890

16,953

16,807

16,917

AS

a

a

96

72

AZ

9,385

9,548

8,812

9,271

CA

66,150

65,766

65,830

65,383

CO

9,735

9,800

9,276

10,206

CT

11,641

11,078

11,061

11,135

DC

3,093

2,560

2,675

2,675

DE

1,827

1,770

1,832

2,079

FL

55,162

52,904

48,312

51,899

GA

2,611

28,321

30,042

30,042

GU

a

140

277

277

HI

3,225

3,598

2,357

2,699

IA

9,772

9,573

9,506

9,429

ID

3,658

3,512

3,616

4,007

IL

27,422

29,526

26,864

28,742

IN

23,361

25,102

25,102

25,997

KS

8,921

8,519

8,039

8,718

KY

14,083

13,285

14,393

13,231

LA

22,149

22,028

21,170

22,369

MA

23,186

18,195

22,170

22,445

MD

8,584

8,871

9,603

8,426

ME

3,895

3,750

3,591

3,463

MI

32,871

31,763

32,626

28,047

MN

22,489

22,388

22,442

22,342

MO

18,715

21,750

23,683

22,296

MP

a

28

28

50

MS

11,979

11,214

12,227

11,315

MT

3,211

3,226

3,321

3,223

NC

21,483

22,658

21,854

21,578

ND

3,007

3,059

3,073

3,031

NE

6,966

6,417

6,847

6,413

NH

3,165

3,023

3,340

2,989

NJ

25,308

25,151

24,443

22,855

NM

3,482

3,437

3,268

3,240

NV

2,408

2,263

2,523

2,945

NY

76,919

71,730

73,877

69,820

OH

41,741

44,411

40,468

42,720

OK

14,515

16,942

17,018

16,732

OR

4,766

4,377

4,299

4,225

PA

59,694

57,968

56,396

50,714

PR

a

12,550

12,550

12,550

RI

3,031

2,935

2,998

3,057

SC

11,331

15,252

11,007

11,559

SD

2,250

2,241

2,211

2,176

TN

26,425

26,439

25,738

26,421

TX

73,648

74,496

74,648

77,044

UT

3,816

3,394

3,727

3,470

VA

25,808

26,453

26,747

26,694

VI

182

195

129

178

VT

2,146

1,946

2,136

1,884

WA

14,184

15,761

13,984

13,869

WI

16,581

15,694

14,585

14,521

WV

7,132

6,592

6,789

6,091

WY

1,093

1,045

1,093

1,120

Total

883,102

919,240

911,332

902,154

a = no information available

D9:  Summary of Licensing Activities

New in State

Year 2000

RN

151,982

LPN/LPN

47,171

Total

199,153

Active Licenses

RN

3,103,981

LPN/LPN

902,154

Total

4,006,135

Graduates of Foreign Nursing Programs

RN

2,512

LPN/LPN

23

Total *

2,535

D10.  Number of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Programs Licensed by State

Jurisdiction

1997

1998

1999

2000

AK

AL

2

12

AR

0

1

0

AS

AZ

3

CA

CO

25

CT

DC

DE

0

FL

11

GA

GU

9

15

HI

IA

ID

IL

IN

KS

0

5

KY

1

0

1

LA

0

MA

MD

2

ME

0

0

0

MI

MN

3

1

1

MO

5

1

3

4

MP

1

13

MS

4

MT

NC

14

ND

0

0

NE

0

NH

NJ

NM

3

2

NV

NY

OH

3

6

2

OK

18

0

OR

13

PA

6

14

PR

RI

2

SC

SD

1

TN

TX

UT

VA

VI

1

0

VT

WA

WI

4

WV

3

0

WY

Total

63

89

40

23

D11.  New in State Functions by Jurisdiction:  1997-2000

D12.  Maintenance Functions by Jurisdiction:  1997-1998

D13.  Total Licenses Processed by Jurisdiction:  1997-1998

D14.  Number of Candidates Taking NCLEX-PNŽ Examination and% Passing for First-Time Candidates Educated in Member Board Jurisdictions:  1997-2000

D15.  Number of First-Time Candidates Not Educated in Member Board Jurisdictions Taking NCLEX-PNŽ Examination and% Passing:  1997-2000

 

1997

1997

1998

1998

1999

1999

2000

2000

Country of Education  

n

percent

n

percent

n

percent

n

percent

Afghanistan

1

0.0

1

100.0

Albania

1

0.0

1

100.0

Algeria

2

0.0

Andorra

2

50.0

Angola

1

0.0

1

0.0

Argentina

1

0.0

1

0.0

1

0.

3

66.7

Armenia

3

0.0

Australia

2

100.0

2

50.0

Austria

Azerbaijan

1

100.0

Azores

1

100.0

Bahamas

2

50.0

1

100.0

1

0.0

Bahrain

3

66.7

Bangladesh

1

0.0

1

100.0

Barbados

1

100.0

Belgium

1

100.0

Belize (British Honduras)

3

33.3

2

50.0

Bermuda

1

0.0

Bolivia

1

0.0

Bosnia and Herzegovina