1. State of the South Dakota Nursing Workforce: Data, Trends & Opportunities
Linda Young, RN, MS, FRE
Nursing Practice Specialist
SD Board of Nursing
SD Center for Nursing Workforce

2. 2012-2022 National Employment Projections
Need expected to grow by 2.6% annually
Growing number of people needing access to care
Increasing retirements of nurses
LPN jobs expected to grow nearly 25%
Increase of 182,900 new jobs
RN jobs expected to grow 19%
APRN jobs expected to grow 20%
Increase of 574,400 new jobs for RNs/APRNs
Increase of 24,000 new jobs for nursing faculty
Source: US Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics. nurses.htm#tab-6 accessed April 2015.

3. 2012-2022 South Dakota Employment Projections
LPN jobs expected to grow 11.5% (245 new jobs)
RN jobs expected to grow 13.1% (1,490 new jobs)
Nursing Faculty jobs expected to grow 31% (45 new jobs)
CNP jobs expected to grow 22.2% (80 new jobs)
CRNA jobs expected to grow 11.5% (35 new jobs)
Source: LMIC, SD Department of Labor and Regulation, Sept

4. Licensed Practical Nurses

5. Actively Licensed PN Workforce

6. LPN Workforce Gains and Losses
Jan to Dec. 2014:
360 PNs added as new graduates (exam) and 108 added by endorsement from another state = 468
Licensed population: 2483 – 2424 = +59 net increase in supply
468 new PNs that were added – 59 overall increase means we lost 409 PNs that if they too had remained licensed we may then have had a supply of 2,892 PNs

7. PN Pre-Licensure Students & Graduates
78% 92% %

8. LPNs Age
Average age: 46
43.7% are over 50 years

9. LPN Ethnicity State Population: White: 83.3% American Indian: 8.9%
Black: 1.9%
Asian: 1.3%
Hispanic: 3.4%

10. PN Student Ethnicity State Population: White: 83.3%
American Indian: 8.9%
Black: 1.9%
Asian: 1.3%
Hispanic: 3.4%

11. PN Gender
95.6% %
92.9% %
Licensed PNs
Student PNs

12. LPN Highest Academic Achievement

13. LPN Employment
90.7% were employed full or part-time in nursing

14. LPN Places of Employment
38.9% other settings

15. LPN Distribution

16. Registered Nurses

17. Actively Licensed RN Workforce

18. RN Workforce Gains and Losses
Jan to Dec. 2014:
1,120 added as new graduates (exam) and 1,132 added by endorsement from another state = 2,252
Licensed supply: 16,084 – 14,762 = 1,322 net increase in supply
overall 2,252 new RNs were added but only 1,322 overall increase which means we lost 930 RNs … if all remained licensed we could then have a supply of 17,014 RNs

19. RN Pre-Licensure Students & Graduates
2014: 43.5% of students enrolled graduated
2013: 45.6% of students enrolled graduated
2012: 43.4% of students enrolled graduated
78% % %

20. RNs Age Average age: 44.4 years 43.6% are 40 years or younger

21. RN Ethnicity State Population: White: 83.3% American Indian: 8.9%
Black: 1.9%
Asian: 1.3%
Hispanic: 3.4%

22. RN Student Ethnicity State Population: White: 83.3%
American Indian: 8.9%
Black: 1.9%
Asian: 1.3%
Hispanic: 3.4%

23. RN Gender
91.4% %
87.2% %
Licensed RNs
Student RNs

24. RN Highest Academic Achievement

25. IOM Future of Nursing Recommendation 4
Increase proportion of nurses prepared with a baccalaureate in nursing degree to 80% by 2020

26. IOM Future of Nursing Recommendation 4
Increase proportion of nurses prepared with a baccalaureate in nursing degree to 80% by 2020

27. IOM Future of Nursing Recommendation 5
Double number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020
120
110
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30
130
Need an additional 37 to meet goal

28. IOM Future of Nursing Recommendation 5
Double number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020
Number of SD nurses enrolled in doctorate programs in 2014

29. RN Employment
93.4% were employed full or part-time in nursing

30. RN Places of Employment

31. RN Distribution

32. Nursing Education Faculty

33. Nursing Faculty Age

34. Faculty Highest Academic Achievement

35. Faculty Age and Highest Academic Achieved

36. Faculty Enrolled in Education Leading to Advanced Degree

37. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
APRNs: CNM, CNP, CRNA, CNS

38. Actively Licensed Certified Nurse Midwives

39. Actively Licensed Certified Nurse Practitioners

40. Actively Licensed Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists

41. Actively Licensed Clinical Nurse Specialists

42. APRNs Age
87.4% ages 51+;
12.6% 50 or younger

43. APRN Highest Academic Achievement

44. APRN Distribution

45. Brainstorming…
Based on the information presented on the LPN, RN, Faculty, and APRN workforce data:
What stood out to you… or had real meaning?
Is there anything missing that we need to consider collecting data on?
What possible opportunities do we need to pursue?

46. IOM Future of Nursing Recommendation 2
Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse collaborative improvement efforts.
The South Dakota Center for Nursing Workforce is partnering with EmBe to provide a comprehensive, mentored, Nursing Leadership Academy program.
The first program will be held in Sioux Falls in 2016.
Visit to learn more about the program and to apply.
The application deadline is October 16, 2015; space is limited so don’t wait!

47. Thank you!
The South Dakota Nursing Workforce Report is available online at