Chart 20a. Distribution of registered nurses with selected position titles by highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation, 1988-2004*


Stacked Bar chart with 7 groups and 4 items per group.
Group 1, Administration, Total value of 99.10000000000001 
Item 1, Masters/Doctorate value of 33.2 which is 33.5% of Administration 
Item 2, Baccalaureate value of 27.4 which is 27.6% of Administration 
Item 3, Associate Degree value of 28.1 which is 28.4% of Administration 
Item 4, Diploma value of 10.4 which is 10.5% of Administration 
Group 2, Head Nurse, Total value of 99.60000000000001 
Item 1, Masters/Doctorate value of 12.7 which is 12.8% of Head Nurse 
Item 2, Baccalaureate value of 39.5 which is 39.7% of Head Nurse 
Item 3, Associate Degree value of 31.6 which is 31.7% of Head Nurse 
Item 4, Diploma value of 15.8 which is 15.9% of Head Nurse 
Group 3, Instructor, Total value of 100.00000000000001 
Item 1, Masters/Doctorate value of 57.5 which is 57.5% of Instructor 
Item 2, Baccalaureate value of 28.4 which is 28.4% of Instructor 
Item 3, Associate Degree value of 10.2 which is 10.2% of Instructor 
Item 4, Diploma value of 3.9 which is 3.9% of Instructor 
Group 4, Nurse clinician, Total value of 99.1 
Item 1, Masters/Doctorate value of 13.3 which is 13.4% of Nurse clinician 
Item 2, Baccalaureate value of 43.9 which is 44.3% of Nurse clinician 
Item 3, Associate Degree value of 28.3 which is 28.6% of Nurse clinician 
Item 4, Diploma value of 13.6 which is 13.7% of Nurse clinician 
Group 5, Private duty, Total value of 98.69999999999999 
Item 1, Masters/Doctorate value of 0.6 which is .6% of Private duty 
Item 2, Baccalaureate value of 32.3 which is 32.7% of Private duty 
Item 3, Associate Degree value of 44.3 which is 44.9% of Private duty 
Item 4, Diploma value of 21.5 which is 21.8% of Private duty 
Group 6, Staff nurse, Total value of 99.5 
Item 1, Masters/Doctorate value of 3.6 which is 3.6% of Staff nurse 
Item 2, Baccalaureate value of 37.6 which is 37.8% of Staff nurse 
Item 3, Associate Degree value of 41.9 which is 42.1% of Staff nurse 
Item 4, Diploma value of 16.4 which is 16.5% of Staff nurse 
Group 7, Supervisor, Total value of 99.10000000000001 
Item 1, Masters/Doctorate value of 7.9 which is 8.0% of Supervisor 
Item 2, Baccalaureate value of 29.6 which is 29.9% of Supervisor 
Item 3, Associate Degree value of 43.4 which is 43.8% of Supervisor 
Item 4, Diploma value of 18.2 which is 18.4% of Supervisor 

*The totals for the distribution percents of all positions in nursing may not equal 100 percent due to incomplete information provided by respondents and the effects of rounding. Only those who provided position and educational preparation information are included in the calculations used for this chart. 

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