A Profile of Colorado’s Advanced Practice Nurse Workforce

Advanced practice nurses (APNs) are one type of non-physician clinician providing quality primary care. In 2010, CHI surveyed these clinical specialist registered nurses to gain information on their role as health care providers. This report discusses Colorado’s APN workforce, including characteristics, work settings, challenges, barriers to expanded practice, and retention and supply issues.

2008 Colorado RN Workforce Survey - Research File
Codebook and Variable Frequencies Report
In mid-October 2008, the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) began surveying registered nurses (RNs) in Colorado about practice and training issues related to the nursing workforce. Approximately 3,000 licensed RNs were randomly selected to receive the survey which focuses on education, clinical experiences, job satisfaction, practice setting, time spent on various duties, future career plans and interest in becoming a nursing faculty member.

2008 Colorado RN Workforce Survey - Public Use File
Codebook and Variable Frequencies Report
In mid-October 2008, the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) began surveying registered nurses (RNs) in Colorado about practice and training issues related to the nursing workforce. Approximately 3,000 licensed RNs were randomly selected to receive the survey which focuses on education, clinical experiences, job satisfaction, practice setting, time spent on various duties, future career plans and interest in becoming a nursing faculty member.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Statistics related to employment by nation, by region, state and Metropolitan Statistical Area (U.S. Department of Labor).

CareerOneStop
CareerOneStop is the suite of web-based products funded and developed by the U.S. Department of Labor. CareerOneStop includes America's Career InfoNet and America's Service Locator. Each product offers unique solutions for the increasing demands of today's labor market to meet the specialized needs of jobseekers, employers, and the workforce and education communities.

Colorado Department of Higher Education Database

Contains historical, institutional, demographic, student enrollment and degree data that has been collected by the Department. This site provides several years of data by demographic fields (ethnicity, gender, age) and registration fields (student level, residency).