Nurse Supply Estimates Nurse supply estimates are based on a model developed by Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Bureau of Health Professions to meet the requirements of Section 951, P.L. 94–63. The model estimates for each State (a) population of nurses currently licensed to practice; (b) supply of full- and part-time practicing nurses (or available to practice); and (c) full-time equivalent supply of nurses practicing full time plus one-half of those practicing part time (or available on that basis). The three estimates are divided into three levels of highest educational preparation—associate degree or diploma, baccalaureate, and master’s and doctorate. Among the factors considered are new graduates, changes in educational status, nursing employment rates, age, migration patterns, death rates, and licensure phenomena. The base data for the model are derived from the National Sample Surveys of Registered Nurses, conducted by the Division of Nursing, Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA. Other data sources include National League for Nursing for data on nursing education and National Council of State Boards of Nursing for data on licensure.SOURCE: Health, United States Related
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