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Current and Projected Shortage Indicators:
44 states plus the District of Columbia are projected to have a shortage of registered nurses by the year 2020.
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov
More than one million new and replacement nurses will be needed by 2010. The U.S. Department of Labor projects a 21% increase in the need for nurses nationwide from 1998 to 2008, compared with a 14% increase for all other occupations.
www.bls.gov
The number of first time U.S. educated nursing school graduates who sat for the NCLEX-RN, decreased by 28.7% from 1995-2001, a decrease of 27,679 student graduates.
www.ncsbn.org
126,000 nurses are needed now to fill vacancies at our nation's hospitals. Today, fully 75% of all hospital vacancies are for nurses.
www.aha.org
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