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


Colorado RN's ever held previous type of license
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
CNA 346 4.4% 79 6.6%
LVN/ LPN 937 11.8% 254 21.1%

Colorado RN's licensed/practicing 2 years ago
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Yes 7379 94.1% 1122 94.0%
No 369 4.7% 48 4.0%
Licensed But Not Practicing 95 1.2% 23 1.9%

Colorado RN's practicing in state 2 years ago
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Yes 6968 93.8% 1069 94.5%
No 463 6.2% 62 5.5%

Primary clinical specialty for Colorado RN's
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Case Management 324 4.1% 24 2.0%
Critical Care/ ER/ OR 1446 18.3% 220 18.3%
Diabetes 33 0.4% 5 0.4%
General 361 4.6% 159 13.2%
Geriatrics 563 7.1% 161 13.4%
Med/ Surg 913 11.6% 143 11.9%
OB/ GYN/ L&D 710 9.0% 86 7.2%
Other 2043 25.9% 239 19.9%
Pediatrics 518 6.6% 20 1.7%
Psych/ Mental Health 471 6.0% 27 2.2%
Public Health 197 2.5% 79 6.6%
Rehabilitation 174 2.2% 10 0.8%
School Nursing 135 1.7% 29 2.4%

Average hours spent in direct patient care
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
None 1150 14.8% 111 9.4%
1 - 20 1827 23.5% 354 29.8%
21 -40 4439 57.1% 670 56.5%
Over 40 367 4.7% 50 4.2%

Average hours spent in non-clinical activities
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
None 3748 48.2% 536 45.2%
1 - 20 2486 31.9% 432 36.4%
21 - 40 1274 16.4% 187 15.8%
Over 40 275 3.5% 30 2.6%

Average total hours worked weekly
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
1 - 20 755 9.7% 102 8.7%
21 - 40 5184 66.7% 807 68.3%
Over 40 1838 23.5% 272 23.1%

Frequency of Internet use by Colorado RN's
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Never 4980 64.2% 821 70.2%
Daily 356 4.6% 46 3.9%
Weekly 919 11.8% 102 8.7%
Monthly 923 11.9% 109 9.3%
Other 585 7.5% 91 7.8%

Colorado RN's with current license in another state
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Yes 905 11.6% 197 16.8%
No 6929 88.4% 978 83.2%

Nursing position of Colorado RN's
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Administrator 267 3.4% 58 4.8%
Case Manager 493 6.3% 56 4.7%
Charge Nurse 917 11.7% 192 16.0%
Clinical Nurse Specialist 295 3.8% 23 1.9%
Consultant 146 1.9% 11 0.9%
CRNA 39 0.5% 12 1.0%
Instructor/ Faculty 126 1.6% 16 1.3%
Nurse Manager 377 4.8% 87 7.2%
Nurse Midwife 32 0.4% 2 0.2%
Nurse Practitioner 331 4.2% 49 4.1%
Other 613 7.8% 77 6.4%
Staff/ Office Nurse 3933 50.0% 537 44.8%
Supervisor 291 3.7% 80 6.7%

Nurse practitioner specialty (n=380)
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Adult 97 29.9% 4 8.3%
Family 73 22.5% 33 68.8%
Geriatric 6 1.9% 1 2.1%
Neonatal 31 9.6% 0
Pediatrics 50 15.4% 2 4.2%
Perinatal 4 1.2% 0
School 5 1.5% 0
Women’s Health 58 17.9% 8 16.7%
No response 7 1

Nursing work location for Colorado RN's
Urban Rural
Category Number Percent Number Percent
Community Health 257 3.3% 80 6.7%
Home Health 621 7.9% 150 12.4%
Hospital 4423 56.2% 556 46.4%
Managed Care/ Insurance 281 3.6% 3 0.3%
Nursing Education 103 1.3% 11 0.9%
Long-term Care 506 6.4% 157 13.1%
Nursing Pool 26 0.3% 2 0.2%
Occupational Health 92 1.2% 0
Other 571 7.3% 76 6.3%
Private/ Group Practice 788 10.0% 134 11.2%
Public/ Private School 123 1.6% 20 1.7%
Self Employed in Nursing 78 1.0% 9 0.8%