Update on the Texas Nursing Workforce Cate Campbell, Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies, DSHS
2018 NEPIS Preliminary numbers 4/4/2019
Program Characteristics 4/4/2019
Program Characteristics Program Type 2004 2018 Diploma 2 1 ADN 44 57 LVN to ADN 6 11 BSN 25 52 MSN AE Total 78 122 4/4/2019
Curriculum Length 4/4/2019
Contact Hours 4/4/2019
Clinical Hours 4/4/2019
Clinical Setting Clinical Setting Mean % of Time Spent Median % of Time Spent Acute Care 75.9% 80.0% Long Term Care 8.2% 5.0% Community Settings 11.8% 10.0% Other 4.1% 0.0% 4/4/2019
Newly Enrolled Students 4/4/2019
Graduates 4/4/2019
Demographics of Pre-licensure RN Graduates 4/4/2019
RN to BSN Graduates 4/4/2019
Demographics of RN to BSN Graduates 4/4/2019
Barriers to Increasing RN Graduates Pre-licensure Graduates lack of available clinical sites (31.6%) Lack of qualified faculty (23.1%) Lack of classroom or lab space (5.4%) RN to BSN Graduates Lack of clinical space/competition with other programs (16.3%) Not offering an online program (14.0%) Cost of program or student financial difficulties (7.0%)
Faculty Vacancy & Turnover Rates
Full-time vs. Part-time Faculty 4/4/2019
Faculty Age
Barriers to Faculty Recruitment Limited qualified applicant pool (72.3%) Non-competitive salary (62.2%) Geographic location (38.7%) No barriers (12.3%)
Nursing Dashboards Texas Health Data healthdata.dshs.texas.gov
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Coming up next 2019 Staffing Studies Hospital Home Health and Hospice Long Term Care Texas Governmental Public Health Agencies Workplace Violence grant program Updated projections in mid-2020 More nursing data on Texas Health Data
Cate.Campbell@dshs.texas.gov TCNWS@dshs.texas.gov www.dshs.texas.gov/chs/cnws 4/4/2019