Every state in the country has a shortage of registered nurses, and most healthcare facilities have vacant positions that they are desperately trying to fill.
But which states have the most need for registered nurses?
Every four years, the Department of Health and Human Services has the Health Resources and Services Administration do a massive study of registered nurses, covering everything from job satisfaction, turnover rate at hospitals, average age of nurses, etc. etc. This study also shows the states with the most and the least nurses. They calculate this by figuring how many registered nurses per 100,000 are employed. The national average in 2004 was 792 nurses per 100,000. However, this varies widely, of course, by state.
The District of Columbia has the highest number of registered nurses per 100,000...they have a ratio of 2,236 registered nurses per 100,000 population. After that is New Hampshire, with 1,321 per 100,000.
And the states with the least nurses are...drum roll, please...
Idaho, Nevada, California, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. California came in lowest, with 603 nurses per 100,000 and Nevada had 612 nurses per 100,000.
(Of course, the World Health Organization notes that, while they recommend an absolute minimum of 100 nurses per 100,000 population, there are many developing countries that have less than 10 nurses per 100,000 population.)
So, for nurses or nursing students who are looking to work in the locations where they are most needed, and most likely to have employers who are eagerly lined up and offering great incentives, it makes sense to check out those states. And definitely check into how much money potential employers in those places would offer for relocation assistance, and tuition reimbursement.
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