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Initial Findings: 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses Published 03/17/2010

The U.S. has more licensed registered nurses (RNs) than ever (an estimated 3,063,163 - a 5.3 percent increase since the last survey in 2004) For every 100,000 people, there are 854 RNs, up from 825 in 2004, but with variations from State to State. Most RNs are actively practicing nursing (84.8 percent - highest in the history of the survey) and most are working full time (63.2 percent vs. 58.4 percent in 2004 - the first increase since 1996).

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