NURSING IN KANSAS | 2006 - 2022

According to the Kansas Board of Nursing, RN undergraduate admissions have decreased over the past five years with an 11.5% drop from the past five-year average for BSN programs.

SOURCE: Kansas State Board of Nursing, Annual Report

NURSING VACANCY AND TURNOVER RATES |  2015-2022

The graphs below demonstrate vacancy and turnover rates for selected nursing positions from calendar years 2012 through 2022 as reported by Kansas hospitals. A total of 2,862 full time equivalent vacancies were reported with 4,458 employee separations for Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses (IV and non-IV certified) and Certified Nursing Assistants in 2022.

VACANCY RATES

TURNOVER RATES

SOURCE: Kansas Hospital Association Annual Workforce Survey, collected January 2023