Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy2017-05-252017-05-252017-05-25Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy (2017). Policy Report: RN Workforce Fact Sheet, Indiana University School of Medicine. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/1805/12728https://hdl.handle.net/1805/12728Registered nurses (RNs) are the largest professional group within the health workforce. These professionals are a vital part of the health system, including health care delivery and public health. Demand for nurses is on the rise. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development projects a 17.7% increase in the need for RNs by 2022. Understanding the supply, distribution, and characteristics of the RN workforce is crucial to informing health workforce policy discussions. This fact sheet provides a snapshot of data that pertain to relevant policy issues in the RN workforce at the State and Federal levels and is intended to serve as a resource to inform these important policy discussions.en-USAttribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United StatesIndiana WorkforceHealth WorkforceHealth ResearchNursing WorkforceNursesRNRegistered NurseTechnical Report