NURSING IN KANSAS | 2003 - 2016

The total number of RNs (40,893) having a license to practice in Kansas showed a small increase between 2015 and 2016. As for LPNs, there were 9,237 individuals with licenses, compared to 9,044 in 2015. The number of admissions to Kansas nursing programs in 2016 was 2,375. The number of students entering baccalaureate programs for nursing was 1,126 and for associate programs 2,112. Kansas also experienced a slight increase in the number of graduates in nursing programs. In 2014, there were 1,940 graduates from nursing programs in Kansas.

SOURCE: Kansas State Board of Nursing, Annual Report FY 2016

NURSING VACANCY AND TURNOVER RATES |  2013-2017

The graphs below demonstrate vacancy and turnover rates for selected nursing positions from calendar years 2013 through 2017 as reported by Kansas hospitals. A total of 680 full time equivalent vacancies were reported with 2,659 employee separations for Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses (IV and non-IV certified) and Certified Nursing Assistants in 2017.

VACANCY RATES

TURNOVER RATES

SOURCE: Kansas Hospital Association Annual Workforce Survey, collected January 2018