As part of our work to keep stakeholders updated on issues impacting nursing education and the nursing workforce, AACN has created this new Web resource which features links to a variety of state-focused reports. As new reports are released, please let us know so we can keep this section current. Send details to web@aacnnursing.org.
Arizona
Statewide Strategic Plan for Nursing in the State of Arizona 2004
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Arkansas
The Nursing Shortage - Arkansas State Board of Nursing
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California
RN Workforce: California's RN Labor Market
August 2014
California Employer Report: Survey of Nurse Employers in California
Fall 2013
California Board of Registered Nursing 2012 Survey of Registered Nurses
Revised October 2013
Forecasts of the Registered Nurse Workforce in California
July 2013
A New Era of Growth: A Closer Look at Recent Trends in Health Professions Education
May 2013
Forecasts of the Registered Nurse Workforce in California
September 2009
Forecasts of the Registered Nurse Workforce in California
September 2007
California Registered Nurse Regional Workforce Report Card
May 2006
2008 Survey of Registered Nurses in California
Admission Policies and Attrition Rates in California Community College Nursing Programs
February 2003
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Colorado
Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence - Colorado's Nursing Faculty Shortage
April 2012
The 2009-2010 Colorado Nursing Faculty Supply and Demand Study
April 2011
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Connecticut
2013 RN Workforce Survey Report
At a Glance: 2013 Connecticut RN Workforce Survey Report
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Delaware
The Status of Nursing in the State of Delaware: A Second Look
2006
Solving the Nursing Shortage in Delaware
March 2002
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Florida
The State of Nursing Workforce in Florida
2023
Florida Center for Nursing Statewide Data
June 2015
Analysis of Florida's Nurse Practice Act
Report includes a breakdown of requirements for nurse faculty credentials by state
January 2007
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Georgia
Final Report: University System of Georgia Task Force for Health Professions Education
June 2006
Georgia's Nursing Workforce at a Glance
February 2014
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Hawaii
Projected Registered Nurse Workforce in Hawaiii 2005-2020
January 2007
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Idaho
Report of the Governor's Nursing Task Force
October 2006
Idaho Nursing Overview
Winter 2009
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Illinois
Illinois Nursing Survey Reveals Approaching RN Shortage
May 2015
Indiana
2005 Indiana Registered Nurse Survey Report
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Iowa
Trends in Nursing Education and Supply
June 2013
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Kansas
Registered Nurse Shortages Predicted in the US and Kansas for 2010 and 2020
August 2010
Kansas Nursing Occupational Outlook 2002-2012
June 2007
Kansas Nursing Occupational Outlook 2000-2010
March 2005
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Louisiana
Nursing Education Capacity and Nursing Supply in Louisiana 2014
Nursing Education Capacity and Nursing Supply in Louisiana 2014 Snapshot
Louisiana State Board of Nursing 2011 Annual Report
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Maine
Maine Nursing Workforce Reports: 2001-2010
The State of the State’s Nursing Education Programs
2009
Building and Sustaining a Nursing Workforce in Maine
January 2012
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Maryland
Maryland Hospital Association Hospital Personnel Survey: Calendar Year 2006
August 2007
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Massachusetts
But Who Will Teach Them? A Report on the Faculty Shortage in Publicly Funded
Nursing Education Programs in Massachusetts
Spring 2003
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Michigan
Michigian Center for Nursing Survey of Nurses 2014 Report
January 2014
Survey of Nursing Education Programs 2009-2010
July 2009
Survey of Nursing Education Programs: 2005-2006 School Year
March 2006
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Missouri
Missouri Healthcare Workforce Report 2017
Mapping Missouri's Health Care Workforce 2016
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Nebraska
Nebraska Center for Nursing Workforce Reports
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Nevada
Addressing Nevada’s Nursing Workforce Shortages: A Call to Action
December 2022
2005 Survey of Licensed Registered Nurses in Nevada
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New Hampshire
New Hampshire Nursing Workforce Initiative Final Report, 2002
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New Jersey
The Nursing Shortage and New Jersey
November 2012
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New Mexico
Addressing New Mexico's Nursing Shortage: A Statewide Strategy Framework, 2002
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New York
2015 Nursing and Allied Professionals Workforce Survey Report: Exploring Emergent Healthcare Workforce Titles and Functions
A Profile of Active Registered Nurses in New York
July 2014
2014 Nursing and Allied Professionals Workforce Survey Report
2013 Nursing and Allied Health Care Professionals Workforce Survey Report
A Profile of Active Registered Nurses in New York
July 2013
Trends in New York Registered Nurse Graduations, 1996-2013
January 2013
2012 Nursing and Allied Health Care Professional Workforce Survey Report
A Profile of Active Registered Nurses in New York
April 2012
Trends in New York Registered Nursing Graduations, 1996-2011
July 2011
Results from 2011 Health Care Professionals Workforce Survey
June 2011
A Profile of Active Registered Nurses in New York
January 2011
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North Carolina
Investing in North Carolina’s Caregiving Workforce: Recommendations to Strengthen North Carolina’s Nursing, Direct Care, and Behavioral Health Workforce
January 2024
Task Force on the North Carolina Nursing Workforce Report
2007 Update
North Carolina Nursing Workforce Report: 2004
May 2004
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North Dakota
Characteristics of North Dakota’s Nursing Workforce: 2003
North Dakota Nursing Needs Study: Supply and Demand Projections Technical Report
January 2013
North Dakota Nursing Needs Study: Faculty Survey Results
July 2008
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Ohio
The RN & APRN Workforce In Ohio - An Overview of 2013 Licensure Renewal Data
March 2015
Northeast Ohio Nursing Workforce Facts: Nursing Supply and Demand
June 2006
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Oregon
Aging Trends in Oregon's Nursing Workforce 2017
Characteristics of the Nursing Workforce in Oregon 2016
The Demand for Nursing Professionals in Oregon 2016
The Changing Demand for Registered Nurses In Oregon
September 2011
Who Gets In? Data from the Nursing Student Admissions Database
Oregon Center for Nursing, August 2010
Oregon Nursing Leadership Council Strategic Plan: Solutions to Oregon’s Nursing Shortage 2005-2008
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Rhode Island
Help Wanted: The Growing Crisis in Rhode Island's Nursing Workforce
October 2004
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South Dakota
South Dakota Center for Nursing Workforce Reports
2013 South Dakota Health Care Professional Workforce Report
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Texas
Texas Hospital Nurse Staffing Survey: 2012
Nursing Workforce in Texas: Demographics and Trends Reports
Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies
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Vermont
Vermont's Future of Nursing 2014 Data Dashboard
2013 Registered Nurses in Vermont
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Washington
Washington State Registered Nurse Supply and Demand Projections: 2006-2025
June 2007
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West Virginia
2022 Nursing Shortage Study Commission Report
West Virginia Board of Nursing
Nursing Workforce Shortage Roundtable
March 2017
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Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Nursing Workforce: Status and Recommendations 2013
Wisconsin Center for Nursing 2012 RN Workforce Survey
Wisconsin Health Care Workforce Report 2016
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Wyoming
Nursing in Wyoming, Part One: Supply and Retention
September 2002
Nursing in Wyoming, Part Two: Turnover
October 2002
Nursing in Wyoming, Part Three: Net Flow of Employment
April 2003
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