Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Nurses
2022 Missouri Nursing Workforce Report
Presents an overview of the nursing workforce in Missouri, using data from nurses who held active licenses in Missouri as of October 1, 2022. Provides demographics and statistics on advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, and licensed practical nurses, with breakdowns by metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural areas.
Author(s): Bridget Murphy, Jill Lucht, Eric McDavid, et al.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Missouri State Board of Nursing, University of Missouri Center for Health Policy
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Presents an overview of the nursing workforce in Missouri, using data from nurses who held active licenses in Missouri as of October 1, 2022. Provides demographics and statistics on advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, and licensed practical nurses, with breakdowns by metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural areas.
Author(s): Bridget Murphy, Jill Lucht, Eric McDavid, et al.
Date: 01/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Missouri State Board of Nursing, University of Missouri Center for Health Policy
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Distribution of Georgia's Actively Licensed Nursing Workforce (2023)
One-page report on Georgia's nursing workforce. Provides data on nursing license distribution by age, license type, rural or urban area, and more.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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One-page report on Georgia's nursing workforce. Provides data on nursing license distribution by age, license type, rural or urban area, and more.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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2023 Nebraska Nursing Workforce Shortage
Provides information on the nursing workforce shortage in Nebraska, broken down by region and county. Includes data on nursing education and on nursing shortages in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), rural hospitals, urban hospitals, and long-term care facilities.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Hospital Association
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Provides information on the nursing workforce shortage in Nebraska, broken down by region and county. Includes data on nursing education and on nursing shortages in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), rural hospitals, urban hospitals, and long-term care facilities.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Hospital Association
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Supporting and Sustaining the Current and Future Workforce to Care for People with Serious Illness: Proceedings of a Workshop (2023)
Summarizes discussions from an April 2023 public workshop exploring strategies and approaches to address major workforce challenges, including health professional well-being, workforce shortages, workforce training and retention, and advancing the diversity, equity, and inclusion of the workforce. Includes a section on well-being of the clinical workforce in rural areas.
Author(s): Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Summarizes discussions from an April 2023 public workshop exploring strategies and approaches to address major workforce challenges, including health professional well-being, workforce shortages, workforce training and retention, and advancing the diversity, equity, and inclusion of the workforce. Includes a section on well-being of the clinical workforce in rural areas.
Author(s): Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Indiana Registered Nurse Workforce Demand
Provides data on Indiana registered nurse (RN) supply and demand, including county-level projected job openings from 2020 to 2030.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Provides data on Indiana registered nurse (RN) supply and demand, including county-level projected job openings from 2020 to 2030.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Patient and Provider Perceptions of COVID-19-Driven Telehealth Use From Nurse-Led Care Models in Rural, Frontier, and Urban Colorado Communities
Compares rural/frontier and urban perceptions of telehealth in 3 nurse-led models of care in Colorado: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), nurse midwifery practices, and the Nurse-Family partnership program. Analyzes surveys from 308 patient respondents and 88 provider respondents and includes data about respondent characteristics, patient engagement, patient trust, provider experience, quality of healthcare visits, and more.
Author(s): Amy J Barton, Claudia R Amura, Emileigh L Willems, et al.
Citation: Technology and Digital Innovations in Patient Experience, 10
Date: 2023
Type: Document
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Compares rural/frontier and urban perceptions of telehealth in 3 nurse-led models of care in Colorado: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), nurse midwifery practices, and the Nurse-Family partnership program. Analyzes surveys from 308 patient respondents and 88 provider respondents and includes data about respondent characteristics, patient engagement, patient trust, provider experience, quality of healthcare visits, and more.
Author(s): Amy J Barton, Claudia R Amura, Emileigh L Willems, et al.
Citation: Technology and Digital Innovations in Patient Experience, 10
Date: 2023
Type: Document
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Seventh Biennial Report 2023: Health Issues for the State of North Dakota
Updates the previous six editions of this report with a comprehensive examination of healthcare workforce licensure data related to number of licensed professionals, locations, specialties, and demographics in rural and urban North Dakota. Includes a new chapter on pandemic planning and highlights the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Updates the previous six editions of this report with a comprehensive examination of healthcare workforce licensure data related to number of licensed professionals, locations, specialties, and demographics in rural and urban North Dakota. Includes a new chapter on pandemic planning and highlights the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Practicing in Different Settings: Community vs Hospital
Webinar comparing community health nursing, public health nursing, and hospital nursing. Includes a discussion of community health nursing in a rural setting compared to an urban setting. Discusses workforce shortages, nurse training, and more. Transcript available by clicking three dots under video.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: University of Texas at Arlington Center for Rural Health and Nursing
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Webinar comparing community health nursing, public health nursing, and hospital nursing. Includes a discussion of community health nursing in a rural setting compared to an urban setting. Discusses workforce shortages, nurse training, and more. Transcript available by clicking three dots under video.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: University of Texas at Arlington Center for Rural Health and Nursing
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National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) Meeting Minutes, December 7-8, 2022
Summarizes the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) meeting held on December 7-8, 2022. Includes updates from the Bureau of Health Workforce, presentations on nurse workforce education, and presentations on nursing student Nurse Corps scholarship programs, among other things.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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Summarizes the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) meeting held on December 7-8, 2022. Includes updates from the Bureau of Health Workforce, presentations on nurse workforce education, and presentations on nursing student Nurse Corps scholarship programs, among other things.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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Staffing Crisis Casts Shadow Over Vulnerable Rural Communities: Executive Summary
Summarizes key findings from a series of surveys of rural hospital leaders conducted in 2021 and 2022 regarding staffing shortages. Discusses COVID-19 vaccination and exemptions, nursing shortages and the impact on access to care, and the effectiveness of recruiting incentives on attracting staff.
Author(s): Michael Topchik, Troy Brown, Melanie Pinette, Billy Balfour, Ana Wiesse
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The Chartis Group
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Summarizes key findings from a series of surveys of rural hospital leaders conducted in 2021 and 2022 regarding staffing shortages. Discusses COVID-19 vaccination and exemptions, nursing shortages and the impact on access to care, and the effectiveness of recruiting incentives on attracting staff.
Author(s): Michael Topchik, Troy Brown, Melanie Pinette, Billy Balfour, Ana Wiesse
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The Chartis Group
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