Age distribution of SC Nurses (2008) 16,000 14,000 13,465 12,000 10,000 9,864 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 2,810 791 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+ Unknown All Nurses AP LPN
Age Distribution Across SC Nursing Groups (2008)* AP 4 368 564 791 466 55 1,294 6,981 8,745 9,864 5,736 962 LPN 246 1,623 2,292 2,810 1,718 357 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+ Unknown
Gender Distribution Across SC Nursing Groups (2008) 31,761 1,924 LPN 8,730 349 AP 1,855 397 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Female Male
SC s: Highest Nursing Degree (2008) 20,000 18,546 18,000 51.6% 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 10,534 29.3% 9.8% 4,000 3,326 2,847 2,000 9.3% 108 571 8 ADN BSN Diploma Doctorate MSN NP Cert. Program Unknown
7,000 6,000 Practice Areas by Nursing Groups (2008) 5,940 AP LPN 5,000 4,000 3,659 3,765 3,000 2,000 2,052 1,589 2,175 1,966 2,500 1,959 1,000 24 695 163 902 1,132 353 878 182 1,125 984 1,115 528
SC NURSE CLASSIFICATION BY RACE (2008) 50,000 45,000 82.1% White 14.6% AA 40,000 35,000 6,573 85.1% White 11.1% AA 30,000 3,753 25,000 Unknown Other Minority Groups 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 36,962 91.9% White 5.2% AA 118 2,071 68.3% White 29.8% AA 2,702 6,206 28,685 African American White ALL NURSES AP LPN
Race Distribution Across SC Nursing Groups (2008) AP 2,071 41 118 28,685 1,157 3,753 LPN 6,206 2,702 161 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% White African American Other Minority Groups Unknown
Nursing Positions Held by s & APs (2008) AP Clinical Nurse Specialist (ma medical acts) Clinical Nurse Specialist (ma no medical ac Clinical Nurse Specialist (no masters) CNM (AP) CA (AP) Clinical Nurse Specialist (masters-medical acts) Clinical Nurse Specialist (no masters) CA (AP) NP (AP) Nursing Consultant Other Supervisor or Assistant Clinical Nurse Specialist (masters-no medical acts) CNM (AP) Head Nurse or Assisstant Nursing Administrator Nursing Instructor Staff/General Duty/Office Unknown Head Nurse o Assisstant
SC s by Employment Status (2008) 8,263 23% 6 0% 27,674 77% Full Time Part Time Unknown
AP Practice Type (2008) 26 3 55 16 3 1 5 45 16 110 21 75 743 156 841 55 Adult NP CNS CA-Nurse Anesthetist Family Nurse Specialist Family Planning NP Geriatric NP Midwife Neonatal NP OB/GYN NP Occupational Health NP Other/Not Specified NP Pediatric NP Psychiatric NP School Nurse NP Womens Health NP Unknown
SC Nurses by AHEC Area Distribution (2008) LPN = 2,431 = 10,153 APN = 678 LPN = 2,656 = 9,418 APN = 642 LPN = 2,101 = 5,965 APN = 377 LPN = 1,891 = 8,151 APN = 556
= 7,042 APN = 433 (47) ( ) indicates number of Advanced Practice Nurses per 100,000 people = 7,771 APN = 502 (50) = 3,891 = 2,809 APN = 157 (32) APN = 232 (44) South Carolina s & APNs by DHEC Areas Data Sources: SC Office of Research and Statistics U.S. Census Bureau 2008 Estimates = 1,427 APN = 97 (32) = 1,286 APN = 76 (33) = 5,631 APN = 347 (54) = 2,018 APN = 126 (36) Nursing data is derived from the Office of Healthcare Workforce Analysis and Planning (OHW) Cube Project sponsored by a grant from The Duke Endowment.
SC Nurses Health Service Areas (2008) LPN = 2,122 = 9,166 APN = 614 LPN = 2,965 = 10,405 APN = 706 LPN = 2,101 = 5,965 APN = 377 LPN = 1,891 = 8,151 APN = 556
APs, LPNs and s by County of Employment Abbeville Colleton (2008) Colleton 13 93 209 Clarendon 15 72 177 Chesterfield 7 60 137 Chester 3 60 81 Cherokee 3 122 151 Charleston 381 925 5,465 Calhoun Berkeley Beaufort Barnwell 2 13 64 5 211 86 48 25 960 158 72 22 AP LPN Bamberg 11 41 86 Anderson 71 359 1,193 Allendale 3 17 36 Aiken 43 287 682 Abbeville 2 44 114 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
APs, LPNs and s by County of Employment Darlington Lexington (2008) Lexington Lee Laurens Lancaster Kershaw Jasper Horry Hampton Greenwood Greenville Georgetown Florence Fairfield Edgefield Dorchester Dillon Darlington 116 5 15 18 20 6 105 3 42 309 41 111 3 6 20 9 27 405 158 143 156 58 494 28 195 767 140 594 39 32 170 84 232 45 1,545 270 305 286 111 1,492 59 767 4,588 601 2,114 61 69 390 105 336 33 AP LPN 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
APs, LPNs and s by County of Employment Marion York (2008) York 70 236 1,026 Williamsburg 5 43 83 Union 4 53 148 Sumter 37 171 632 Spartanburg 141 540 2,217 Saluda 5 29 43 Richland 355 1,065 4,984 AP Pickens 46 162 438 LPN Orangeburg 35 189 583 Oconee 40 119 431 Newberry 7 90 149 Mccormick 1 26 23 Marlboro 4 61 82 Marion 11 105 173 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Comparison of Rural/Urban Employment Across Nursing Groups (2008) LPN AP 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Rural Urban