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Item 2016 RN Workforce Fact Sheet(Indiana University, 2017-05-25) Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & PolicyRegistered 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.Item Data Report: 2015 Indiana Nursing Licensure Survey(2016-06) Vaughn, S., Gano, L., Maxey, H.The mission of the Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy is to improve population health by contributing to informed health workforce policy through data management, community engagement, and original research. The Bowen Center has a rich history of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating health workforce data and research for the State of Indiana. These health workforce data are important to informing health workforce policy and planning efforts throughout Indiana. The nursing workforce represents the largest segment of the health workforce and works in a variety of settings to fulfill direct patient care, coordination of care, administrative and research roles.1 In fact, in 2015 Indiana had nearly 104,000 registered nurses (RNs) renew their professional license. Furthermore, as the number of medical students choosing to specialize in primary care decreases, the number of advanced practice nurses (APNs) has more than doubled over the past 20 years.2 Understanding the supply and distribution of the RN and APN workforce is critical to understand their capacity to meet healthcare needs and improve population health. The data presented in this report provides a snapshot of key demographic and practice characteristics for the RN workforce.Item Factors that Facilitate and Inhibit Engagement of Registered Nurses: An Analysis and Evaluation of Magnet versus Non-Magnet Designated Hospitals(2012-03-16) Wonder, Amy C.; Fisher, Mary L., Ph.D.; Pesut, Daniel J.; Ebright, Patricia; Halstead, Judith A.Work engagement of registered nurses (RNs) has gained attention in health care, as an organizational process that is requisite to promoting optimal patient outcomes. Improving patient outcomes has caused a movement to examine what can be done to bridge the disparity between good and excellent care. Standards that enhance RN engagement to promote professional care are seen as vital to excellence. Magnet designation, awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, signifies an organization meets such standards. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a correlation exists between RN engagement and the organizational structures common to Magnet designation. This study also evaluated the influence of social and institutional demographics on the relationship between engagement and Magnet designation. The variables in this study included: age (generation), gender, nursing degree, years of RN experience, years of unit longevity, shift, hours scheduled and worked per week, percentage of time in direct patient care, nursing unit, and shared governance council participation. Finally, this study evaluated the influence of RN perception related to organizational support for work on the relationship between engagement and Magnet designation. A total of 370 RNs in Magnet (n = 220) and non-Magnet (n = 150) designated hospitals completed a 17-item engagement survey and a 15-item demographic survey. Major findings of the study indicated no significant difference in RN engagement between nurses who work at Magnet versus non-Magnet designated hospitals. Within the Magnet sample, significant relationships were found between engagement and shift, years of RN experience in any clinical setting, and RN perceptions related to organizational support for work. Scatter plots for nursing experience showed positive slopes for total engagement, vigor, dedication, and absorption. Post-hoc results for RN perception related to organizational support for work identified the significant areas of engagement were total engagement, vigor, and absorption. No significant post-hoc results were noted for the variable of shift. Through significant and non-significant findings, several insights were gained about engagement. As a result of this study, leadership can better assess the needs of the RN workforce to provide what RNs perceive to be important to professional practice and RN engagement.Item Indiana Registered Nurse 2002 Survey Report(2007-11) Zollinger, Terrell W.; Przybyiski, Michael J.; Sutton, Brittany S.; Jackson, Linda D.A voluntary survey instrument was attached to the Registered Nurse (RN) license renewal form during the 2005 Indiana RN re-licensure period. The RN survey was implemented through a collaboration of the Indiana State Department of Health and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. This report summarizes the responses to the survey items and compares the results of this survey to the results of previous RN surveys.Item Indiana Registered Nurse 2007 Re-Licensure Survey Report(2010-01) Zollinger, Terrell W.; Kochhar, Komal; Reger, Michael K.; Alyea, Jennifer M.The registered nurse re-licensure survey is implemented through a collaboration of the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA). This report summarizes the responses to the 2007 Indian a registered nurse re-licensure survey and compares them to the results of the prior registered nurse re-licensure surveys reported in the Indiana Registered Nurse Survey Databook, 1997 and 2001 and the 2005 Indiana Registered Nurse Re-Licensure Survey Report.Item Indiana Registered Nurse 2009 Re-Licensure Survey Report(2010-11) Zollinger, Terrell W.; Kochhar, Komal; Coffing, Jessica M.; Canada, Meredith L.; Varma, Ram A.The registered nurse re-licensure survey is implemented through a collaboration of the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA). This report summarizes the responses to the 2009 Indian a registered nurse re-licensure survey and compares them to the results of the prior registered nurse re-licensure surveys reported in the Indiana Registered Nurse Survey Databook and the Indiana Registered Nurse Re-Licensure Survey Reports.Item Indiana Registered Nurse 2011 Licensure Survey Report(2013-02) Sheff, Zachary T.; Kochhar, Komal; Zollinger, Terrell W.A total of 98,235 registered nurse licenses were issued or renewed in 2011. The survey on which this report is based was offered to licensees during the licensure process and received a response rate of 90.7 percent. Of the 80,429 registered nurses who responded to the survey 54,588 were actively practicing in Indiana and 53,591 met the criteria for inclusion in analysis.Item Status of Indiana Registered Nurses using the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses(2011-03) Kochhar, Komal; Varma, Ram A.; Brandt, Amy J.; Zollinger, Terrell W.The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses was administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This report summarizes the responses of actively licensed Indiana registered nurses to the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses.