Chart 8. Percent change in the number of registered nurses employed in selected settings, 1980 to 2004***
Horizontal Bar chart with 5 items.
Item 1, Hospital 62.8
Item 2, Public/Community Health* 128.8
Item 3, Ambulatory Care 169.5
Item 4, Nursing Homes/Extended Care 51.3
Item 5, Nursing Education** 21.9
*Includes School and Occupational Health
**Nursing Education includes teachers in LPN/LVN, Diploma, Associate Degree, and Bachelors and higher degree programs
***Only those who provided employment setting information are included in the calculations used for this chart.
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