Illinois is in the midst of a nursing shortage that is expected to intensify as baby boomers age and the need for health care grows. Compounding the problem is the fact that nursing colleges and universities across the country are struggling to expand enrollment levels to meet the rising demand for nursing care.
Tracking nurses by age, State, and highest education level attained (i.e., diploma or associate degree, baccalaureate degree, and graduate degree), the NSM produces annual, State-level projections of RN supply through 2020. Starting with the number of licensed Illinois RNs in 2000, the NSM adds the estimated number of newly licensed RNs, subtracts the estimated number of separations, and tracks cross-State migration patterns to calculate an end-of-year estimate of licensed RNs by State (Rosseter, 2007). The end-of-year estimate becomes the starting value for the next year’s projections.
To estimate the number of RNs active in the health workforce and the number of......
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