This page contains all of the nurse and healthcare jobs currently listed on Nurse Job Shop in Kentucky.
There were nearly 39,500 licensed registered nurses (RNs) in Kentucky in 2000; more than 33,650 were employed in nursing. There were 831.2 RNs per 100,000 population in Kentucky in 2000, more than the national rate of 780.2.
Kentucky ranked 16th among the states in the per capita employment of Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses (LPNs), with 279.6 LPNs per 100,000 population as compared to the national rate of 240.8 per 100,000. Kentucky ranked 23rd in the number of LPNs employed in 2000 with 11,320 workers.
There were more than 1,000 nurse practitioners in Kentucky in 2000. This was equal to 25.6 nurse practitioners per 100,000 population, lower than the national rate of 33.7.
With 100 certified nurse midwives in 2000, Kentucky had 2.5 certified nurse midwives per 100,000 population, less than the national rate of 2.9. Kentucky ranked 25th among states in certified nurse midwives per capita.
With 449 certified registered nurse anesthetists in 2003, Kentucky had 11.1 nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population, higher than the national rate of 9.3.
