Chart 20b. 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, Nurse Anesthetist, Total value of 99.5 
Item 1, Diploma value of 19.5 which is 19.6% of Nurse Anesthetist 
Item 2, Associate Degree value of 8.9 which is 8.9% of Nurse Anesthetist 
Item 3, Baccalaureate value of 20.3 which is 20.4% of Nurse Anesthetist 
Item 4, Masters/Doctorate value of 50.8 which is 51.1% of Nurse Anesthetist 
Group 2, CNS, Total value of 99.9 
Item 1, Diploma value of 8 which is 8.0% of CNS 
Item 2, Associate Degree value of 21.1 which is 21.1% of CNS 
Item 3, Baccalaureate value of 21 which is 21.0% of CNS 
Item 4, Masters/Doctorate value of 49.8 which is 49.8% of CNS 
Group 3, NM, Total value of 100.0 
Item 1, Diploma value of 3.6 which is 3.6% of NM 
Item 2, Associate Degree value of 3.6 which is 3.6% of NM 
Item 3, Baccalaureate value of 14.3 which is 14.3% of NM 
Item 4, Masters/Doctorate value of 78.5 which is 78.5% of NM 
Group 4, NP, Total value of 100.0 
Item 1, Diploma value of 2.8 which is 2.8% of NP 
Item 2, Associate Degree value of 3.9 which is 3.9% of NP 
Item 3, Baccalaureate value of 7.3 which is 7.3% of NP 
Item 4, Masters/Doctorate value of 86 which is 86.0% of NP 
Group 5, Consultant, Total value of 100.10000000000001 
Item 1, Diploma value of 13.8 which is 13.8% of Consultant 
Item 2, Associate Degree value of 20.8 which is 20.8% of Consultant 
Item 3, Baccalaureate value of 36.7 which is 36.7% of Consultant 
Item 4, Masters/Doctorate value of 28.8 which is 28.8% of Consultant 
Group 6, Research, Total value of 100.0 
Item 1, Diploma value of 13.9 which is 13.9% of Research 
Item 2, Associate Degree value of 20.3 which is 20.3% of Research 
Item 3, Baccalaureate value of 45.4 which is 45.4% of Research 
Item 4, Masters/Doctorate value of 20.4 which is 20.4% of Research 
Group 7, Other, Total value of 96.3 
Item 1, Diploma value of 20.5 which is 21.3% of Other 
Item 2, Associate Degree value of 30.1 which is 31.3% of Other 
Item 3, Baccalaureate value of 34.5 which is 35.8% of Other 
Item 4, Masters/Doctorate value of 11.2 which is 11.6% of Other 

*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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