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Nurse Job Shop in Tennessee
There were nearly 56,000 licensed registered nurses (RNs) in Tennessee in 2000; over 49,600 were employed in nursing. There were 870.1 RNs per 100,000 population in Tennessee in 2000, higher than the national rate of 780.2.
In 2000, Tennessee ranked 8th among the states in the number of Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses (LPNs) employed in 2000 with 21,530 workers. Tennessee ranked 4th in the per capita employment of LPNs with 377.5 LPNs per 100,000 population, higher than the national rate of 240.8 per 100,000.
There were 2,325 nurse practitioners in Tennessee in 2000. This was equal to 40.8 nurse practitioners per 100,000 population, above the national rate of 33.7.
With 98 certified nurse midwives in 2000, Tennessee had 1.7 certified nurse midwives per 100,000 population, lower than the national rate of 2.9. Tennessee ranked 35th among states in certified nurse midwives per capita.
With 1,012 certified registered nurse anesthetists in 2003, Tennessee had 17.7 nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population, much higher than the national rate of 9.3. Tennessee had one of the highest ratios of nurse anesthetists per capita in the nation.
