Nursing in Kansas

NURSING IN KANSAS | 2009 - 2023

According to the Kansas State Board of Nursing, registered nursing undergraduate graduations have increased from 2022 to 2023 with associate degree programs producing 61 more RN graduates while baccalaureate nursing graduations remained steady.

 

SOURCE: Kansas State Board of Nursing, Annual Report

 

NURSING VACANCY AND TURNOVER RATES2016-2023

The graphs below demonstrate vacancy and turnover rates for selected nursing positions from calendar years 2016 through 2023 as reported by Kansas hospitals. A total of 2,352 full-time, equivalent vacancies were reported with 4,565 employee separations for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nursing assistants in 2023. Vacancies are down from 2,862 full-time equivalent vacancies in 2022 but employee separations are up slightly from 4,458 in 2022. 

VACANCY RATES

 

    

TURNOVER RATES

 

 SOURCE: Kansas Hospital Association Annual Workforce Survey, collected January 2024