Figure
1. RN Employment by Setting, 2000 and
2004
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2. Number of Active U.S. RNs, 1980 -
2004
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3. Active RNs per 100,000 Population,
U.S., 1980 to 2000
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4. RNs per 100,000 Population in the
U.S., 2004
Figure
5. Percent Change in RNs per 100,000
Population in the U.S., 2000 to 2004
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6. National Supply and Demand Projections
for FTE RNs, 2000 to 2015
Figure
7. Indexed Projections of RNs per 100K
Pop, RNs per 100K 65+ Pop, and
Projected Numbers of Active RNs, 2004
to 2024
Figure
8. Distribution of RN Recruitment Difficulty
Indicator, Based on Four Types
of Health Facilities in North Carolina
in 2004
Figure
9. Nursing Recruitment Difficulty Indicators
in North Carolina, by Facility
Type, 2004
Figure
10. Distribution of Predicted Difficulty
Recruiting RNs in North Carolina by
Type of Facility, 2004
Figure
11. Distribution of the Predicted Nursing
Recruitment Difficulty Score Based
on All North Carolina Facilities
Figure
12. Predicted Nursing Recruitment Difficulty
Scores, by Facility Type in North Carolina,
2004
Figure
13. Comparison of OLS Nursing Recruitment
Difficulty Models for Hospitals
in North Carolina, With and Without
Facility Variables, 2004
Figure
14. Comparison of OLS Nursing Recruitment
Difficulty Models for Home Health
Agencies in North Carolina, With and
Without Facility Variables, 2004
Figure
15. Comparison of OLS Nursing Recruitment
Difficulty Models for LTC Agencies
in North Carolina, With and Without
Facility Variables, 2004
Figure
16. Comparison of OLS Nursing Recruitment
Difficulty Models for Public Health
Agencies in North Carolina, With and
Without Facility Variables, 2004
Figure
17. Projected RNs per 100,000 Age-Adjusted
Population
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18. Distribution of RN Hours Spent in
Direct Patient Care (Physician
Office, Inpatient, ER/ED) and Other
Activities
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19. Estimated Extent of Nursing Shortages
in Counties in the U.S.
Figure
20. Comparison of Selected Measures
of Nursing Shortage in Adjacent
Counties
