Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses
Texas Certified Nurse Midwives, 2023
County-level breakdown of the Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) workforce in Texas. Includes number of CNMs along with ratios to the population of each county.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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County-level breakdown of the Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) workforce in Texas. Includes number of CNMs along with ratios to the population of each county.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Provision of Evaluation and Management Visits by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in the USA from 2013 to 2019: Cross-sectional Time Series Study
Evaluated healthcare visits of Medicare patients between 2013 and 2019 to determine trends in proportion of visits by a nurse practitioner or physician assistant versus a physician. Includes analyses of clinical setting, diagnosis, and various patient characteristics including rurality. Discusses workforce shortage impacts on the findings.
Author(s): Sadiq Y. Patel, David Auerbach, Haiden A. Huskamp, et al.
Citation: BMJ, 382, e073933
Date: 2023
Type: Document
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Evaluated healthcare visits of Medicare patients between 2013 and 2019 to determine trends in proportion of visits by a nurse practitioner or physician assistant versus a physician. Includes analyses of clinical setting, diagnosis, and various patient characteristics including rurality. Discusses workforce shortage impacts on the findings.
Author(s): Sadiq Y. Patel, David Auerbach, Haiden A. Huskamp, et al.
Citation: BMJ, 382, e073933
Date: 2023
Type: Document
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Patient and Provider Perceptions of COVID-19-Driven Telehealth Use From Nurse-Led Care Models in Rural, Frontier, and Urban Colorado Communities
Compares rural/frontier and urban perceptions of telehealth in 3 nurse-led models of care in Colorado: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), nurse midwifery practices, and the Nurse-Family partnership program. Analyzes surveys from 308 patient respondents and 88 provider respondents and includes data about respondent characteristics, patient engagement, patient trust, provider experience, quality of healthcare visits, and more.
Author(s): Amy J Barton, Claudia R Amura, Emileigh L Willems, et al.
Citation: Technology and Digital Innovations in Patient Experience, 10
Date: 2023
Type: Document
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Compares rural/frontier and urban perceptions of telehealth in 3 nurse-led models of care in Colorado: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), nurse midwifery practices, and the Nurse-Family partnership program. Analyzes surveys from 308 patient respondents and 88 provider respondents and includes data about respondent characteristics, patient engagement, patient trust, provider experience, quality of healthcare visits, and more.
Author(s): Amy J Barton, Claudia R Amura, Emileigh L Willems, et al.
Citation: Technology and Digital Innovations in Patient Experience, 10
Date: 2023
Type: Document
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Seventh Biennial Report 2023: Health Issues for the State of North Dakota
Updates the previous six editions of this report with a comprehensive examination of healthcare workforce licensure data related to number of licensed professionals, locations, specialties, and demographics in rural and urban North Dakota. Includes a new chapter on pandemic planning and highlights the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Updates the previous six editions of this report with a comprehensive examination of healthcare workforce licensure data related to number of licensed professionals, locations, specialties, and demographics in rural and urban North Dakota. Includes a new chapter on pandemic planning and highlights the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: 2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
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National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) Meeting Minutes, December 7-8, 2022
Summarizes the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) meeting held on December 7-8, 2022. Includes updates from the Bureau of Health Workforce, presentations on nurse workforce education, and presentations on nursing student Nurse Corps scholarship programs, among other things.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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Summarizes the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) meeting held on December 7-8, 2022. Includes updates from the Bureau of Health Workforce, presentations on nurse workforce education, and presentations on nursing student Nurse Corps scholarship programs, among other things.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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Virginia's Licensed Nurse Practitioner Workforce: Comparison by Specialty
Results of the 2021 and 2022 surveys of over 10,000 Virginia Licensed Nurse Practitioners (NPs). Features statistics including percentages of Virginia NPs who grew up in rural areas and who are currently practicing in a nonmetro location.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Results of the 2021 and 2022 surveys of over 10,000 Virginia Licensed Nurse Practitioners (NPs). Features statistics including percentages of Virginia NPs who grew up in rural areas and who are currently practicing in a nonmetro location.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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State Strategies to Support the Future of the Primary Care Physician and Nursing Workforce
Discusses primary care physician and nursing workforce challenges, including the shortage of these providers in rural and underserved areas. Describes policies and strategies implemented by states to address these challenges. Offers resources for states, health systems, and academic institutions exploring innovative strategies to address healthcare workforce challenges.
Author(s): Elaine Chhean, Anita Cardwell, Lauren Block, Sarah Tocher
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
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Discusses primary care physician and nursing workforce challenges, including the shortage of these providers in rural and underserved areas. Describes policies and strategies implemented by states to address these challenges. Offers resources for states, health systems, and academic institutions exploring innovative strategies to address healthcare workforce challenges.
Author(s): Elaine Chhean, Anita Cardwell, Lauren Block, Sarah Tocher
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
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2022 Hospital Nurse Staffing Study: Rural and Critical Access Hospitals
Uses the 2022 Hospital Nurse Staffing Survey in Texas to compare nurse staffing in 49 Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), 45 rural non-CAHs, and 239 non-rural hospitals. Discusses vacancy, turnover, and budgeting for the nurse workforce.
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies, Texas Health and Human Services
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Uses the 2022 Hospital Nurse Staffing Survey in Texas to compare nurse staffing in 49 Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), 45 rural non-CAHs, and 239 non-rural hospitals. Discusses vacancy, turnover, and budgeting for the nurse workforce.
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies, Texas Health and Human Services
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Is Being There Enough? Postgraduate Nurse Practitioner Residencies in Rural Primary Care
Examines the characteristics of rural and rural-serving postgraduate nurse practitioner (NP) residency programs, and the practices they use to determine if and how they enable recruitment, transition, and retention of NPs in rural primary care practice. Interviews were conducted with residency program directors, clinic personnel, and current and former NP residents, and analyzed to identify key themes and variations in program structure.
Author(s): Louise Kaplan, Samantha W. Pollock, Susan M. Skillman, Davis G. Patterson
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(3), 529-534
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
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Examines the characteristics of rural and rural-serving postgraduate nurse practitioner (NP) residency programs, and the practices they use to determine if and how they enable recruitment, transition, and retention of NPs in rural primary care practice. Interviews were conducted with residency program directors, clinic personnel, and current and former NP residents, and analyzed to identify key themes and variations in program structure.
Author(s): Louise Kaplan, Samantha W. Pollock, Susan M. Skillman, Davis G. Patterson
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(3), 529-534
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
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Indiana's Behavioral Health Workforce Report Series: Psychiatrists and Psychiatric APRNs
Information on 2021 demographics, education and practice characteristics, and distribution of Indiana physicians and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who report having a practice specialty in psychiatry. Includes a county-level map showing geographic distribution of psychiatrists, with shadings indicating counties that are Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
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Information on 2021 demographics, education and practice characteristics, and distribution of Indiana physicians and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who report having a practice specialty in psychiatry. Includes a county-level map showing geographic distribution of psychiatrists, with shadings indicating counties that are Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
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