RN population ethnic breakdown - help please

jsteine1 · Aug 22, 2005

A recent article in nursing economics titled: "Is the shortage of hospital RNs getting better or worse?"

contains a lot of statistics about the individuals surveyed. Page 13 of the 18 pg article contains statistics regarding the participants ethnicity. The article is available on the Medscape website, which requires free registration.

ZASHAGALKA, RN · Aug 22, 2005

I can't speak to nationwide, but here's the stat page from Texas' Board of Nurse Examiners (BNE).

ftp://www.bne.state.tx.us/04-rasall.pdf

Highlights:

RN's residing in Texas As of 9/1/04:

151523 Female

15118 Male

126,391 Caucasians

12,105 Black

539 Indian

11578 Oriental

13730 Hispanic

2298 Other

Total: 166641

The page breaks those totals by male/female, and then by age.

Hope it helps.

~faith,

Timothy.

GrnHonu99, RN · Aug 22, 2005

Does anyone know where I can find the latest statistics on the RN population in the US, specifically, ethnic breakdown?
Thank you. Doing an article.

I did a 45 min debate on this topic..I can forward some info to you if you want...pm me....

try this site

http://www.minoritynurse.com

also try the ANA

Im pretty sure it broke down like this (as far as I can remember).

93-94% caucasion

4-5% African American

1-3% Other

Startling!

HappyNurse2005, RN · Aug 22, 2005

Im pretty sure it broke down like this (as far as I can remember).
93-94% caucasion
4-5% African American
1-3% Other
Startling!

startling? well, im not surprised.

where i went to nursing school, the class composite photos are on the wall for years dating back to 1996. every single year, the classes are a majority of white women.

my graduating class was 43 people.

38 white, 5 black.

36 women, 7 men

22 over age 30, 21 under age 30.

so age wise we were diverse. otherwise, not really.

the floor i work on is more diverse. We have a few black nurses, 1 arabic nurse, a black NA, 2 filipina aides. (2 male nurses, 1 male NA)

hope3456, ASN, RN · Aug 23, 2005

To the previous post....awesome insight! That is one thing that bothered me most about my nsg class. No diversity in the least. My class consisted predominantly of white upper middle class women, and that is definately the "type" the instructors catered to. I mean, I am a white woman, but I was one of the youngest students and have no children, not married and I guess not the same interests as most of the other students who were the latter. I felt like a duck out of water, at times, and felt "disliked" by many of the instructors b/c I didn't fit in with the norm.

Also, a friend of mine, a native american male, just quit nsg school in another state b/c he said he couldn't stand how he was treated by the instructors. I also happen to know that this person is an extremely bright student, but no, he doesn't walk, talk and dress like a "normal nursing student." I thought it was great that he had an interest in nsg, and aren't hospitals crying for male nurses anyway? I really thought he would be welcomed into a nursing program.

i am sure that not all programs are this way, and I have heard of some that give minority students preference, which I think should be the case. I was probably worse off in that i went to a CC.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Aug 23, 2005

all the stats you want courtesy of us gov burreau of health professions:

this seventh national sample survey of registered nurses was conducted in 2000 and published february 22, 2002. it is the nation's most extensive and comprehensive source of statistics on all those with current licenses to practice in the united states, whether or not they are employed in nursing. it provides information on

the number of registered nurses
their education background and specialty areas
their employment status, including type of employment setting, position level, and salaries
their geographic distribution; and
their personal characteristics including gender, racial/ethnic background, age, and family status.

the registered nurse population: findings from the national sample survey of registered nurses

epiphany · Aug 23, 2005

Thank you for you input, everyone. I have come across the statistics, but I thought I was not searching properly because it was from 5 years ago. I guess that's all they have.