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The Registered Nurse Population: Findings from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses

 
Printer-Friendly NSSRN 2000
Preface

Chapter I: Introduction

Chapter II: The RN Population 1980 - 2004

Chapter III: The Registered Nurse Population 2004
Appendix

List of Charts

Chart 1. Registered Nurse Population, by Nursing Employment Status, 1980-2000

Chart 2. Distribution of RNs According To Basic Nursing Education, 1980-2000

Chart 3. Distribution of the RN Population by Highest Nursing Educational Preparation, 1980-2000

Chart 4. Age Distribution of the Registered Nurse Population, 1980-2000

Chart 5. Trend in the Number of Racial/Ethnic Minority and Non-Minority Registered Nurses 1980-2000

Chart 6. Distribution of Registered Nurses by Racial/Ethnic Background, March 2000

Chart 7. Distribution of Registered Nurses by Employment Settings, 1980-2000

Chart 8. Percent Change Between 1980 and 2000 in RNs Employed in Selected Settings

Chart 9. Actual and “Real” Average Annual Salaries of Full-Time RNs, 1980-2000

Chart 10. Average Age at Graduation from Basic Nursing Education Programs

Chart 11. Percent Distribution of Male and Female RNs by Type of Basic Nursing Education Program and Highest Educational Preparation, March 2000

Chart 12. Distribution of Registered Nurses in Each Racial/Ethnic Group by Highest Educational Preparation, March 2000

Chart 13. RNs Whose Highest Education was a Master’s or Doctoral Degree, by Type of Basic Nursing Education, March 2000

Chart 14. Registered Nurses Prepared For Advanced Practice, March 2000

Chart 15. Distribution of RNs Employed in Hospitals by Dominant Function, March 2000

Chart 16. Work Units of Hospital Registered Nurses

Chart 17. Average Age of RNs in Each Type of Employment Setting, March 2000

Chart 18. Distribution of Employed RNs By Highest Educational Preparation for Selected Employment Settings, March 2000

Chart 19. Distribution of RNs by Selected Position Titles, 1988-2000

Chart 20. Distribution of RNs with Selected Position Titles by Highest Educational Preparation, March 2000

Chart 21. Average Percent of Time in Work Week Spent by RNs in Each Function, March 2000

Chart 22. Percent of RNs Who Reported Being Satisfied n Their Job by Employment Setting, March 2000

Chart 23. Percent of RNs who Reported Being Satisfied with Their Job, by Employment Setting and Position, March 2000

Chart 24. Changes in Employment of RNs Between 1999 and 2000