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Table 5: 1997 Colorado Practicing Registered Nurses Practice, Employment, Location, Education Profile

 


State where RN obtained nursing education
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Colorado 3155 40.4% 540 45.5%
Other State 4662 59.6% 648 54.5%

Basic nursing education for Colorado RN's
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
LPN/ LVN 213 2.7% 70 5.9%
Associate 2344 30.0% 463 38.8%
Diploma 2165 27.7% 307 25.7%
Baccalaureate 3045 38.9% 348 29.2%
Other 52 0.7% 5 0.4%

Highest Nursing Education for Colorado RN's
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Associate 2030 25.8% 448 37.6%
Diploma 1501 19.1% 236 19.8%
Baccalaureate 3512 44.6% 414 34.7%
Masters 764 9.7% 95 8.0%
Doctorate 40 0.5% 0
Nursing Doctorate 27 0.3% 0

Colorado RN'sseeking higher degree
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
In Nursing 1219 16.1% 202 17.7%
In Other Discipline 496 6.6% 55 4.8%
No 5849 77.3% 885 77.5%

Nursing degrees sought by Colorado RN's (n=1421)
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Associate 3 0.3% 0
Baccalaureate 610 54.2% 131 69.7%
Masters 487 43.3% 56 29.8%
Doctorate 25 2.2% 1 0.5%
No response 94 14

Colorado RN's seeking a non-nursing degree (n=551)
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Associate 12 3.0% 3 7.5%
Baccalaureate 129 31.8% 16 40.0%
Masters 212 52.2% 19 47.5%
Doctorate 53 13.1% 2 5.0%
No response 90 15