Characteristics of rural registered nurses and the implications for workforce policy.

Max C YatesDavid I AuerbachDouglas O StaigerPeter I Buerhaus

Published in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2022)

The rural RN workforce is projected to steadily grow amidst declining rural physicians and limited rural NPs. The burgeoning investments in the rural health workforce present opportunities to help diversify, increase educational access, and further rural readiness for rural RNs moving forward.

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