New Publication Focuses on Nurses Returning to School
(Tables and Figure)
Variable |
% of Total |
|
---|---|---|
Degree Type |
Diploma/Vocational | 6.2% |
Associate’s of Nursing | 39.0% | |
Bachelor’s of Nursing | 38.7% | |
Master’s of Nursing | 14.4% | |
Doctorate in Nursing | 1.6% | |
Employment | Full-time | 75.7% |
Part-time | 24.3% | |
Primary Position |
Staff Nurse | 56.7% |
Nurse Manager | 11.1% | |
Other, Health Related | 9.5% | |
Advanced Practice Nurse | 8.5% | |
Nurse Educator | 4.6% | |
Nurse Executive | 2.6% | |
Nurse Consultant | 1.0% | |
No Answer | 5.9% | |
Primary Speciality |
Acute Care | 14.8% |
Adult/Family Health | 3.9% | |
Geriatric/Gerontology | 7.9% | |
Home Health | 1.6% | |
Maternal/Child Health | 3.3% | |
Medical/Surgical | 10.5% | |
Oncology | 1.6% | |
Other, Health Related | 20.0% | |
Pediatrics/Neonatal | 2.6% | |
Primary Care | 3.3% | |
Psychiatric/Mental Health | 3.0% | |
Public Health | 7.5% | |
Rehabilitation | 2.6% | |
School Health | 6.2% | |
Women’s Health | 1.6% | |
All Other | 4.4% | |
No Answer | 5.2% | |
Gender | Male | 5.9% |
Female | 93.1% | |
Unknown | 1.0% | |
Marital Status |
Single | 8.5% |
Married or Cohabitating | 81.0% | |
Divorced/Widowed | 9.2% | |
No Answer | 1.3% | |
Pre-Tax Household Income |
Less than $30,000 | 2.3% |
$30,000 to $49,999 | 9.2% | |
$50,000 to $69,999 | 20.7% | |
$70,000 to $99,999 | 29.5% | |
$100,000 or More | 35.1% | |
No Answer | 3.3% | |
Race | White/Caucasian | 94.8% |
All Other | 5.2% | |
Plans to Return to School |
No | 59.0% |
Yes, in more than 5 years | 5.6% | |
Yes, in 3 to 5 years | 8.9% | |
Yes, within the next 3 years | 26.6% |
Age Group |
Total in Sample |
Responded | |
---|---|---|---|
N | % | ||
<=35 | 594 | 182 | 30.6% |
36-44 | 413 | 152 | 36.8% |
45-54 | 488 | 197 | 40.4% |
55+ | 507 | 256 | 50.5% |
Unknown | 80 | 9 | 11.3% |
Total | 2,082 | 796 | 38.2% |