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45 NURSING SPOTLIGHT 20 US states with the highest percentage of unemployed RNs Anuja Vaidya M ichigan, Florida and South Carolina had the highest percent- ages of unemployed regis- tered nurses in 2018, accord- ing to an HHS report. The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, in collab- oration with the U.S Census Bureau, conducted a survey of 50,273 RNs from April 2018 to October 2018. Here are the 20 states with the highest percentages of RNs who had active licenses but were unemployed in 2018 (the most recent data available): Note: The list includes ties and results in a numerical listing of 15. 1. Michigan 22.2 percent 2. Florida: 21.3 percent South Carolina 21.3 percent 3. Maine 20.1 percent 4. Indiana 20 percent 5. Arizona: 19.8 percent Oklahoma 19.8 percent 6. Wisconsin 19.7 percent 7. Illinois 19.1 percent 8. Texas 18.7 percent 9. California: 18.5 percent Pennsylvania 18.5 percent 10. Kansas 18.4 percent 11. New York 18.3 percent 12. Alabama: 18.1 percent Colorado: 18.1 percent 13. Arkansas: 18 percent 14. Idaho: 17.7 percent 15. Missouri 17.6 percent Ohio 17.6 percent n 4 notes on full-time RN pay By Anuja Vaidya I n 2018, full-time nurse anesthetists reported earning the highest median salary among advanced practice registered nurses, an HHS report found. For the report, the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis worked in collaboration with the U.S Census Bureau to conduct the 2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, which collected data from 50,273 RNs from April to October. Four notes on full-time RN pay : 1. The median yearly earnings for full-time regis- tered nurses was $73,929. 2. Male RNs earned more than female RNs, with a median income of $79,928 compared to $71,960 for female RNs. 3. RNs with a graduate degree earned a median income of $95,804, while RNs without a gradu- ate degree earned $69,663. 4. The highest median earnings were reported by nurse anesthetists ($161,076), followed by certified nurse midwives ($102,115), and nurse practitioners ($99,962). n Hospitals must be innovative with RN workforce amid boom in nurse practitioners, study suggests By Kelly Gooch A s the number of nurse practitioners continues to grow in the U.S., hospitals and health systems must adapt to the changing registered nurse workforce that comes as a result, according to a study published in Health Affairs. e study — led by researchers at Boze- man-based Montana State University and Hanover, N.H.-based Dartmouth Col- lege — examined the nurse practitioner workforce from 2010 through 2017 using data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Researchers found that the number of full- time equivalent nurse practitioners in the U.S. surged 109 percent during the study pe- riod, from about 91,000 to 190,000. ey said the growth was in every region of the country and driven by quick expansion of education programs that attracted millennial nurses. Growth in the nurse practitioner workforce primarily occurred in hospitals, physician offices and outpatient care clinics. On average, nurse practitioners in all settings saw 5.5 percent inflation-adjusted earnings growth, indicating growing demand for nurse practitioners in these settings, accord- ing to the study. As a result of the fast nurse practitioner workforce growth, researchers estimated a reduction in the nation's registered nurse supply of up to 80,000 registered nurses, or 2.6 percent, from 2010 to 2017. "As NPs continue to expand their profile in healthcare organizations and achieve greater prominence within the healthcare workforce, the potential loss of RNs to the NP workforce is likely to continue to cause employment ripples, particularly in acute care settings," the study authors concluded. "us, even in an era of strong RN workforce growth fueled by millennials in particular, hospitals must innovate and test creative solutions to contend with tight or fluctuating RN staffing — as they have during past disruptions in their RN labor supply." n