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There were nearly 166,000 licensed registered nurses (RNs) in Pennsylvania in 2000; almost 124,000 were employed in nursing. There were 1,009.2 RNs per 100,000 population in Pennsylvania in 2000, significantly higher than the national rate of 780.2.
In 2000, Pennsylvania ranked 6th among the states in the number of Licensed
Practical/Vocational Nurses (LPNs) employed in 2000 with 33,010 workers. With 268.7 LPNs per 100,000 population as compared to the national rate of 240.8 per 100,000, Pennsylvania ranked 17th in the per capita employment of LPNs.
Pennsylvania had nearly 4,100 nurse practitioners in 2000. This was equal to 33.2 nurse practitioners per 100,000 population, comparable to the national rate of 33.7. Pennsylvania ranked 24th among states in nurse practitioners per capita.
With 231 certified nurse midwives in 2000, Pennsylvania had 1.9 certified nurse midwives per 100,000 population, less than the national rate of 2.9. Pennsylvania ranked 30th among states in certified nurse midwives per capita.
With more than 2,000 certified registered nurse anesthetists in 2003, Pennsylvania had 16.7 nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population, much higher than the national rate of 9.3. Pennsylvania was among the states with the highest ratios of nurse anesthetists per capita in the nation.
