2014's Best & Worst States for Nurses

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

Thought I'd share this very interesting article from wallethub.com. http://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-nurses/4041/

The study incorporated a number of variables from legitimate sources to analyze opportunities, competition for jobs and the overall work environment. It was a pleasant surprise to see Texas ranked as #1 for "highest annual salaries adjusted for cost of living"... but on the downside, we also came out as #1 for "least health care facilities per capita"...

Enjoy

[AZMama86]

Thank you for posting that. That is very interesting!!

[visionary123]

Fascinating! I enjoyed reading this. Thank you for sharing it!

[JuliaRNMSN]

Thanks for the link to the article. I needed to see that information since I was looking nation wide. Now I have a narrowed focus.

[BluffcityRN]

Wow! I knew Tennessee would be low on the rankings but 48th overall! And 40th in opportunity? Maybe I should consider a move to "bluer" state! Thanks for the link, VERY informative!

[lifelearningrn, BSN, RN]

Which is strange considering we have the biggest and best medical center in the world. Of course, Texas is huge and spread out... I'm sure Houston would rate high on cities with lots of medical facilities.

[jessica8302]

I'm really surprised North Carolina is not lower on the list!

[HarryTheCat, MSN, RN]

Before you swallow this "study" whole, take a look at their methodology. First they lumped everything that walks and quacks like a nurse together, including LPN/LVNs, ADNs, BSN-RNs, APRNs (all specialties) and CRNAs. Then they took some bits and pieces from a bunch of different sources, added some arbitrary "weight" factors, stirred it all up in a blender, made a pretty map and printed it. If you turned in work of this quality in a reputable graduate program you would be launched out of the program with a trebuchet, never to be seen again.