Nursing Publications & Reports
Center for Health Workforce Planning and Analysis Publications
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USG Pre-Licensure Nursing Fact Sheet, University System of Georgia, December 2010
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A Profile of Georgia's Registered Nurse Workforce: 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 Licensure Renewal Survey Results, Research Notes, University System of Georgia, September 2010
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Report on Distribution of Health Professions Education Programs in Georgia, August 2010
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The Production of Registered Nurses by University System of Georgia and Technical College System of Georgia Institutions 2006-2009, Research Notes, University System of Georgia, May 2010
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Survey of Nursing Programs in Georgia: Spring 2009, Research Notes, University System of Georgia, January 2010
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The Registered Nurse Workforce Shortage in Georgia, Policy Brief, University System of Georgia, September 2009
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An Examination of the University System of Georgia's Nursing Faculty Shortage, Policy Brief, University System of Georgia, September 2009
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USG Faculty and Staff in Nursing Departments: Fall 2007, Research Notes, University System of Georgia, February 2009
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Non-Traditional Approaches to Prelicensure Nursing Education and Implications for State Policy, Policy Brief, University System of Georgia, January 2009
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Admissions Capacity for FY2007 Applicants to Nursing Programs in the University System of Georgia, Research Notes, University System of Georgia, September 2008
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University System of Georgia Minimum Admission Standards to BSN and ASN Nursing Programs: Spring 2007 Survey Results, Research Notes, University System of Georgia, September 2008
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Georgia Labor Market Participation of USG Nursing Graduates, Research Notes, University System of Georgia, July 2008
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The Production of New Nurses by University System of Georgia Institutions, Research Notes, University System of Georgia, August 7, 2007
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Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Statewide Assessment of Nursing Education, Project funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, June 1981
Nursing Education Task Force (NETF) Publications
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University System of Georgia's Nursing Education Expansion Plan, USG Nursing Education Task Force, November 2009
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2006-2007 Annual Report, USG Nursing Education Task Force
Other Sources
Please note that the following publications are not the intellectual property of the Center, therefore, the Center cannot verify the information provided.
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2007 Nursing Faculty Survey: Results from USG, TCSG, and Private Institutions in Georgia, June Goyne, Columbus State University, September 16, 2008
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The Registered Nurse Population: Findings from the 2004 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, March 2007 [View key Georgia data]
Key Georgia data from the report (March 2004 data)
- 78,898: Estimated number of RNs
- 66,512 (84.3%): Estimated number of RNs employed in nursing
- 12,386 (15.7%): Estimated number of RNs not employed in nursing
- 51,322 (77.2%): Estimated number of RNs employed full-time
- 15,175 (22.8%): Estimated number of RNs employed part-time
- 58,910: Estimated number of full-time equivalent RNs
- 753: Employed RNs per 100,000 in Georgia
- Estimated highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation:
- 8,442 (12.7%): Diploma
- 24,354 (36.6%): Associate degree
- 24,229 (36.4%): Baccalaureate degree
- 8,101 (12.2%): Masters and Doctorate degree
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An Overview of Nursing Compensation in Hospital and Educational Settings, Libby V. Morris and Jennifer Nabors, Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia, March 9, 2007
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Final Report of the Senate Study Subcommittee on the Shortage of Doctors and Nurses in Georgia, Georgia Senate Research Office, 2007
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Survey Data Related to the Nursing Faculty Shortage in Georgia, Joan Darden and Martha “Beth” Tison, Darton College, April 5, 2006
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Nursing Education in Five States: The Importance of State Appropriations to Sustain Nursing School Capacity in States with Acute Nurse Shortages, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2005
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What is Behind HRSA’s Projected Supply, Demand, and Shortage of Registered Nurses?, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, September 2004 [View key Georgia data]
Key Georgia data from the report:
- 2010:
- 48,200 projected supply of RNs in 2010
- 64,600 projected demand of RNs in 2010
- Difference of -16,400
- 2015:
- 45,300 projected supply of RNs in 2015
- 71,600 projected demand of RNs in 2015
- Difference of -26,300
- 2020
- 41,800 projected supply of RNs in 2020
- 79,500 projected demand of RNs in 2020
- Difference of -37,700
- 2010:
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State Health Workforce Profile, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2000 [View key Georgia data]
Key Georgia data from the report (2000 data)
- 67,958: Estimated number of licensed RNs
- 55,881: Estimated number of employed RNs (GA ranks 42/50 states for number employed per 100,000 population)
- 2,268: Estimated number of employed Nurse Practitioners (GA ranks 33/50 states for number employed per 100,000 population)
- 20,0003: Estimated number of LPNs (GA ranks 25/50 states for number employed per 100,000 population)
- 78%: Percent employed full-time
- Estimated highest nursing or nursing-related educational preparation:
- 15%: Diploma
- 37%: Associate degree
- 37% Baccalaureate degree
- 11%: Masters and Doctorate degree
- Racial/ethnic background of RN degree recipients in 1999-2000:
- 76.4%: non-Hispanic White (GA population is 66.6%)
- 20.3%: Black/African American (GA population is 28.6%)
- 1.1%: Hispanic/Latino (GA population is 2.7%)
- 1.3%: Asian & Pacific Islander (GA population is 1.9%)
- 0.2%: American Indian/Alaska Native (GA population is 0.2%)