Survey Data Tables

Analysis of the survey responses are presented in tables and charts below:

Survey Respondents & Response Rates

Demographic Characteristics of Survey Respondents

Demographics	RN = 33,958		LPN = 4,284
	n	Estimate	n	Estimate
Age
<25 years	382	1.1%	44	1.0%
25 to 34 years	4,205	12.4%	457	10.7%
35 to 44 years	5,904	17.4%	864	20.2%
45 to 54 years	6,215	18.3%	842	19.7%
55 to 64 years	7,616	22.4%	902	21.1%
65 to 74 years	5,831	17.2%	637	14.9%
75+ years	898	2.6%	65	1.5%
Unknown	2,907	8.6%	473	11.0%
Gender
Female	29,365	86.5%	3,699	86.3%
Male	2,858	8.4%	261	6.1%
Unknown	1,735	5.1%	324	7.6%
Race
White	28,589	84.2%	2,760	64.4%
Black	1,984	5.8%	1,016	23.7%
American Indian	427	1.3%	94	2.2%
Asian/ Pacific Islander	1,039	3.1%	90	2.1%
Other	814	2.4%	148	3.5%
Unknown	1,933	5.7%	346	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino
Yes	646	1.9%	106	2.5%
No	31,373	92.4%	3,824	89.3%
Unknown	1,939	5.7%	354	8.3%
Arabic or Chaldean
Yes	442	1.3%	27	0.6%
No	31,539	92.9%	3,896	90.9%
Unknown	1,977	5.8%	361	8.4%
Region
Upper Peninsula	832	2.5%	208	4.9%
Northwest LP	1,211	3.6%	122	2.8%
Northeast LP	515	1.5%	108	2.5%
West/West Central	4,629	13.6%	630	14.7%
East Central	1,451	4.3%	207	4.8%
East	2,290	6.7%	343	8.0%
South Central	1,209	3.6%	118	2.8%
Southwest	1,953	5.8%	250	5.8%
Southeast	3,270	9.6%	322	7.5%
Detroit Metro	9,710	28.6%	1,238	28.9%
MI, Unknown Region	3,797	11.2%	258	6.0%
Outside MI	1,624	4.8%	183	4.3%
Unknown	3,510	10.3%	627	14.6%

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 22.4% are 55 to 64 years old.

Demographics of APRNs who Completed National AP Certification & LARA-Certified APRNs

Demographics	Completed National AP Certification	LARA-Certified APRNs
	n = 33,958	n = 3,273
Age
<25 years	0.0%	*
25 to 34 years	8.3%	93.1%
35 to 44 years	12.0%	93.3%
45 to 54 years	9.6%	92.9%
55 to 64 years	7.6%	90.6%
65+ years	6.5%	86.4%
Gender
Female	8.3%	91.5%
Male	12.6%	95.1%
Race
White	8.7%	92.1%
Black	8.0%	91.2%
American Indian	5.6%	99.9%
Asian/ Pacific Islander	9.3%	90.4%
Other Race	8.9%	91.0%
Hispanic or Latino
Yes	7.0%	93.2%
No	8.7%	91.9%
Arabic or Chaldean
Yes	13.4%	92.9%
No	8.6%	91.9%
Region of Residence
Upper Peninsula	7.3%	93.3%
Northwest LP	8.5%	90.2%
Northeast LP	7.4%	91.6%
West/West Central	6.9%	91.8%
East Central	7.5%	95.4%
East	6.2%	92.7%
South Central	9.3%	92.0%
Southwest	9.1%	94.8%
Southeast	9.9%	94.9%
Detroit Metro	10.0%	93.5%
Unknown MI Region	9.1%	92.8%
Outside MI	8.7%	80.8%
Region of Employment
Upper Peninsula	7.5%	95.7%
Northwest LP	9.4%	88.0%
Northeast LP	8.7%	96.1%
West/West Central	7.4%	92.4%
East Central	9.7%	96.4%
East	9.2%	95.1%
South Central	11.1%	94.4%
Southwest	10.8%	96.2%
Southeast	11.4%	95.0%
Detroit Metro	10.8%	95.0%
Unknown MI Region	7.0%	91.7%
Outside MI	10.1%	78.4%

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of nurses aged 25 to 34 years who responded to the survey, 8.3% completed national APN certification and 93.1% of 25 to 34 years who completed a national APN certification were also a LARA-Certified APRN.
* Data are suppressed if count is less than 10 or sample population was less than 20.

Comparison of Survey Respondents to All Nurses Licensed in Michigan

Characteristics	RNs				LPNs
	Nurse Population		Survey Participants		Nurse Population		Survey Participants
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Total	164,077	–	33,958	–	23,655	–	4,284	–
Age
<25 years	4,494	2.7%	382	1.1%	487	2.1%	44	1.0%
25 to 34 years	33,228	20.3%	4,205	12.4%	4,236	17.9%	457	10.7%
35 to 44 years	34,327	20.9%	5,904	17.4%	5,190	21.9%	864	20.2%
45 to 54 years	33,641	20.5%	6,215	18.3%	4,835	20.4%	842	19.7%
55 to 64 years	35,531	21.7%	7,616	22.4%	5,142	21.7%	902	21.1%
65 to 74 years	19,422	11.8%	5,831	17.2%	2,933	12.4%	637	14.9%
75+ years	2,778	1.7%	898	2.6%	379	1.6%	65	1.5%
Unknown	656	0.4%	2,907	8.6%	453	1.9%	473	11.0%
Region
Eastern/Central/Western UP	4,288	2.6%	832	2.5%	1,512	6.4%	208	4.9%
Northwest LP	5,142	3.1%	1,211	3.6%	593	2.5%	122	2.8%
Northeast LP	2,602	1.6%	515	1.5%	698	3.0%	108	2.5%
West/West Central	20,962	12.8%	4,629	13.6%	3,461	14.6%	630	14.7%
East Central	8,080	4.9%	1,451	4.3%	1,491	6.3%	207	4.8%
East	12,802	7.8%	2,290	6.7%	2,142	9.1%	343	8.0%
South Central	5,792	3.5%	1,209	3.6%	712	3.0%	118	2.8%
Southwest	10,053	6.1%	1,953	5.8%	1,603	6.8%	250	5.8%
Southeast	16,210	9.9%	3,270	9.6%	2,116	8.9%	322	7.5%
Detroit Metro	54,057	32.9%	9,710	28.6%	7,879	33.3%	1,238	28.9%
MI, Unknown Region	31	0.0%	1,624	4.8%	2	0.0%	183	4.3%
Non-Michigan	24,058	14.7%	3,797	11.2%	1,446	6.1%	258	6.0%
Unknown Region	–	–	1,467	4.3%	–	–	297	6.9%
LARA-certified APRN (Advanced Practitioner Registered Nurse)
Nurse Practitioner	10,687	6.5%	2,213	6.5%	–	–	–	–
Anesthetist	2,981	1.8%	498	1.5%	–	–	–	–
Midwife	487	0.3%	126	0.4%	–	–	–	–
Clinical Specialist	246	0.1%	146	0.4%	–	–	–	–

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 22.4% are 55 to 64 years old compared to 21.7% of RNs in the nursing populations overall.

Education

Highest Level of Nursing-Related Education

Education Level	RN = 33,792		LPN = 4,276
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
LPN diploma/certificate	0.0%	(0.0%, 0.0%)	93.8%	(93.0%, 94.5%)
RN diploma in nursing	5.3%	(5.1%, 5.5%)	0.5%	(0.3%, 0.8%)
Associate degree in nursing	30.9%	(30.4%, 31.4%)	4.6%	(4.0%, 5.3%)
Bachelor’s degree in nursing	48.6%	(48.1%, 49.1%)	0.9%	(0.7%, 1.2%)
Master’s degree in nursing	13.1%	(12.7%, 13.5%)	0.1%	(0.0%, 0.2%)
Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP)	1.4%	(1.3%, 1.5%)	0.0%	(0.0%, 0.1%)
Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia (DNAP)	0.1%	(0.1%, 0.1%)	0.0%	(0.0%, 0.1%)
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)	0.5%	(0.4%, 0.6%)	0.0%	(0.0%, 0.1%)
Other doctoral degree in nursing	0.1%	(0.1%, 0.1%)	0.0%	(0.0%, 0.1%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 5.3% had a RN diploma as their highest level of education.

Highest Level of Non-Nursing Education

Education Level	RN = 33,561		LPN = 4,207
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Non-nursing associate degree	14.5%	(14.1%, 14.9%)	25.0%	(23.7%, 26.3%)
Non-nursing bachelor’s degree	15.9%	(15.5%, 16.3%)	7.0%	(6.3%, 7.8%)
Non-nursing master’s degree	5.7%	(5.5%, 6.0%)	1.8%	(1.4%, 2.2%)
Non-nursing doctoral degree	0.7%	(0.6%, 0.8%)	0.4%	(0.2%, 0.6%)
Not applicable	63.2%	(62.7%, 63.7%)	65.8%	(64.4%, 67.2%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 14.5% has a non-nursing associate degree as their highest level of education.

Educational Background that Qualified for First Nursing License

Education Level	RN = 33,926
	Estimate	95% CI
LPN diploma/certificate	5.4%	(5.2%, 5.6%)
RN diploma in nursing	8.4%	(8.1%, 8.7%)
Associate degree in nursing	38.0%	(37.5%, 38.5%)
Bachelor’s degree in nursing	44.5%	(44.0%, 45.0%)
Master’s degree in nursing	3.7%	(3.5%, 3.9%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 5.4% had attained a LPN diploma/certificate as their first nursing licensure.

Number of Years Working Compared to First Nursing License

Current Enrollment in Nursing Educational Programs

Degree	RN = 3,040		LPN = 791
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN)	*	*	87.8%	(85.3%, 89.9%)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)	0.6%	(0.4%, 0.9%)	13.9%	(11.7%, 16.5%)
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	49.3%	(47.5%, 51.1%)	0.4%	(0.1%, 1.1%)
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	36.5%	(34.8%, 38.2%)	0.2%	(0.0%, 0.8%)
Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia (DNAP)	12.6%	(11.5%, 13.8%)	0.0%	(0.0%, 0.5%)
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)	1.9%	(1.5%, 2.4%)	0.0%	(0.0%, 0.5%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 0.6% are currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program.
* Data are suppressed if count is less than 10 or sample population was less than 20.

Current Enrollment in Educational Programs Associated with AP National Nursing Specialty Certification Exams

Certification	RN = 1,351
	Estimate	95% CI
Nurse Practitioner	59.3%	(56.7%, 61.9%)
Nurse Midwife	3.2%	(2.4%, 4.3%)
Nurse Anesthetist	6.0%	(4.9%, 7.4%)
Clinical Nurse Specialist	4.5%	(3.5%, 5.7%)
Other	27.0%	(24.7%, 29.4%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded they are currently enrolled in an AP associated program, 59.3% are currently enrolled in a Nurse Practitioner program.

Completed National AP Certifications

National Specialty Certifications Outside of AP

Employment

Current Employment Status

Employment	RN = 33,958		LPN = 4,284
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Actively employed in nursing or in a position that requires a nurse license full-time	63.5%	(63.0%, 64.0%)	58.5%	(57.0%, 60.0%)
Actively employed in nursing or in a position that requires a nurse license part-time	10.8%	(10.5%, 11.1%)	9.7%	(8.8%, 10.6%)
Actively employed in nursing or in a position that requires a nurse license on a per-diem basis	5.0%	(4.8%, 5.2%)	4.7%	(4.1%, 5.4%)
On temporary medical leave from a position that requires a nurse license	1.1%	(1.0%, 1.2%)	1.9%	(1.5%, 2.4%)
On temporary non- medical leave from a position that requires a nurse license	0.3%	(0.2%, 0.4%)	0.7%	(0.5%, 1.0%)
Actively employed in a field other than nursing	2.6%	(2.4%, 2.8%)	4.8%	(4.2%, 5.5%)
Unemployed, volunteer status only	1.2%	(1.1%, 1.3%)	1.4%	(1.1%, 1.8%)
Unemployed, seeking work as a nurse	2.0%	(1.9%, 2.2%)	5.0%	(4.4%, 5.7%)
Unemployed, not seeking work as a nurse	3.2%	(3.0%, 3.4%)	3.8%	(3.3%, 4.4%)
Retired	10.3%	(10.0%, 10.6%)	9.7%	(8.8%, 10.6%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 63.5% were actively employed in nursing or in a position that requires a nurse license full-time.

Percentage of Nurses Who are Employed in Nursing by Demographic Characteristics

Demographics	RN			LPN
	n	Estimate	95% CI	n	Estimate	95% CI
Total	33,958	79.3%	(78.9%, 79.7%)	4,284	72.8%	(71.4%, 74.1%)
Age
<25 years	382	96.1%	(93.7%, 97.6%)	44	81.8%	(68.0%, 90.5%)
25 to 34 years	4,205	91.2%	(90.3%, 92.0%)	457	86.2%	(82.7%, 89.1%)
35 to 44 years	5,904	89.5%	(88.7%, 90.3%)	864	82.8%	(80.1%, 85.2%)
45 to 54 years	6,215	90.0%	(89.2%, 90.7%)	842	81.1%	(78.3%, 83.6%)
55 to 64 years	7,616	75.4%	(74.4%, 76.4%)	902	69.8%	(66.7%, 72.7%)
65+ years	6,729	32.4%	(31.3%, 33.5%)	702	31.0%	(27.7%, 34.5%)
Gender
Female	29,365	78.8%	(78.3%, 79.3%)	3,699	72.4%	(70.9%, 73.8%)
Male	2,858	84.2%	(82.8%, 85.5%)	261	75.8%	(70.3%, 80.6%)
Race & Ethnicity
White	28,589	78.8%	(78.3%, 79.3%)	2,760	69.3%	(67.6%, 71.0%)
Black	1,984	83.1%	(81.4%, 84.7%)	1,016	80.8%	(78.3%, 83.1%)
Hispanic or Latino	646	86.9%	(84.1%, 89.3%)	106	83.7%	(75.5%, 89.5%)
Arabic or Chaldean	442	80.2%	(76.2%, 83.6%)	27	68.9%	(50.0%, 83.1%)
Other*	2,222	81.7%	(80.0%, 83.3%)	321	75.3%	(70.3%, 79.7%)
Residence
Upper Peninsula	832	77.3%	(74.3%, 80.0%)	208	72.6%	(66.2%, 78.2%)
Northwest LP	1,211	75.5%	(73.0%, 77.8%)	122	58.5%	(49.6%, 66.9%)
Northeast LP	515	70.0%	(65.9%, 73.8%)	108	65.9%	(56.6%, 74.2%)
West/West Central	4,629	80.5%	(79.3%, 81.6%)	630	69.8%	(66.1%, 73.3%)
East Central	1,451	79.7%	(77.6%, 81.7%)	207	73.2%	(66.8%, 78.8%)
East	2,290	80.4%	(78.7%, 82.0%)	343	71.1%	(66.1%, 75.6%)
South Central	1,209	80.0%	(77.7%, 82.2%)	118	69.6%	(60.8%, 77.2%)
Southwest	1,953	81.1%	(79.3%, 82.8%)	250	72.4%	(66.6%, 77.6%)
Southeast	3,270	78.9%	(77.5%, 80.3%)	322	79.7%	(75.0%, 83.7%)
Detroit Metro	9,710	80.0%	(79.2%, 80.8%)	1,238	75.6%	(73.1%, 77.9%)
Michigan Residence**	1,624	84.6%	(82.8%, 86.3%)	183	77.4%	(70.8%, 82.9%)
Non-Michigan Residence	3,797	75.4%	(74.0%, 76.7%)	258	67.3%	(61.4%, 72.7%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs 25 years or younger who responded to the survey, 96.1% are employed.
* Includes individuals who indicated they were American Indian, Asian/PI, or Other race.
**Includes individuals who indicated they live in Michigan but did not provide a zip code.

Demographic Characteristics of Employed Nurses in the Nursing Field

Demographics	RN = 25,472		LPN = 3,032
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Age
<25 years	3.3%	(3.1%, 3.5%)	2.4%	(1.9%, 3.0%)
25 to 34 years	23.4%	(22.9%, 23.9%)	21.6%	(20.2%, 23.1%)
35 to 44 years	23.7%	(23.2%, 24.2%)	25.4%	(23.9%, 27.0%)
45 to 54 years	23.4%	(22.9%, 23.9%)	23.2%	(21.7%, 24.7%)
55 to 64 years	20.7%	(20.2%, 21.2%)	21.3%	(19.9%, 22.8%)
65+ years	5.6%	(5.3%, 5.9%)	6.1%	(5.3%, 7.0%)
Gender
Female	90.3%	(89.9%, 90.7%)	92.9%	(91.9%, 93.8%)
Male	9.7%	(9.3%, 10.1%)	7.1%	(6.2%, 8.1%)
Race
White	88.1%	(87.7%, 88.5%)	64.4%	(62.7%, 66.1%)
Black	6.3%	(6.0%, 6.6%)	29.7%	(28.1%, 31.4%)
Other	7.3%	(7.0%, 7.6%)	8.0%	(7.1%, 9.0%)
Hispanic or Latino
Yes	2.4%	(2.2%, 2.6%)	3.3%	(2.7%, 4.0%)
No	97.6%	(97.4%, 97.8%)	96.7%	(96.0%, 97.3%)
Arabic or Chaldean
Yes	1.6%	(1.5%, 1.8%)	0.7%	(0.5%, 1.1%)
No	98.4%	(98.2%, 98.5%)	99.3%	(98.9%, 99.5%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey that they are employed, 23.4% are 25 to 34 years old.

Region of Residency & Employment among Michigan Nurses

Region	RNs				LPNs
	Place of Residency		Place of Employment		Place of Residency		Place of Employment
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Upper Peninsula	2.6%	(2.4%, 2.8%)	2.5%	(2.3%, 2.7%)	5.4%	(4.6%, 6.3%)	5.3%	(4.5%, 6.2%)
Northwest LP	3.5%	(3.3%, 3.7%)	3.4%	(3.2%, 3.6%)	2.4%	(1.9%, 3.0%)	2.3%	(1.8%, 2.9%)
Northeast LP	1.3%	(1.2%, 1.5%)	1.3%	(1.2%, 1.4%)	2.5%	(2.0%, 3.1%)	2.3%	(1.8%, 2.9%)
West/West Central	15.6%	(15.1%, 16.1%)	14.9%	(14.5%, 15.3%)	15.1%	(13.8%, 16.5%)	14.3%	(13.1%, 15.6%)
East Central	4.6%	(4.3%, 4.9%)	4.6%	(4.3%, 4.9%)	5.2%	(4.4%, 6.1%)	5.3%	(4.5%, 6.2%)
East	7.4%	(7.1%, 7.7%)	5.9%	(5.6%, 6.2%)	8.4%	(7.4%, 9.5%)	6.2%	(5.4%, 7.1%)
South Central	3.8%	(3.6%, 4.0%)	3.8%	(3.6%, 4.0%)	2.9%	(2.3%, 3.6%)	2.9%	(2.3%, 3.6%)
Southwest	6.3%	(6.0%, 6.6%)	6.3%	(6.0%, 6.6%)	6.3%	(5.5%, 7.3%)	5.8%	(5.0%, 6.7%)
Southeast	10.3%	(9.9%, 10.7%)	11.4%	(11.0%, 11.8%)	9.2%	(8.2%, 10.3%)	9.2%	(8.2%, 10.3%)
Detroit Metro	30.8%	(30.2%, 31.4%)	28.8%	(28.2%, 29.4%)	33.7%	(32.0%, 35.5%)	32.8%	(31.1%, 34.5%)
Outside MI	3.3%	(3.1%, 3.5%)	6.5%	(6.2%, 6.8%)	3.2%	(2.6%, 3.9%)	7.9%	(7.0%, 8.9%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 2.6% live in the Upper Peninsula.

Reason Primary Place of Employment is Outside of Michigan

Reason	RN = 2,848		LPN = 175
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Living out of state	57.5%	(55.7%, 59.3%)	60.5%	(53.1%, 67.4%)
Semi-retired	1.2%	(0.9%, 1.7%)	0.0%	(0.0%, 2.1%)
Taking care of home and family	2.6%	(2.1%, 3.3%)	10.4%	(6.7%, 15.8%)
School	0.9%	(0.6%, 1.3%)	5.2%	(2.8%, 9.6%)
Difficulty finding a nursing position	2.9%	(2.3%, 3.6%)	3.3%	(1.5%, 7.1%)
Scope of practice regulation is more favorable outside of Michigan	2.7%	(2.2%, 3.4%)	2.3%	(0.9%, 5.7%)
Travel nurse	14.3%	(13.1%, 15.6%)	19.8%	(14.6%, 26.3%)
Provide telehealth/call center	11.8%	(10.7%, 13.0%)	5.0%	(2.6%, 9.3%)
Employer is in another state	21.0%	(19.5%, 22.5%)	20.2%	(14.9%, 26.8%)
Military	2.0%	(1.5%, 2.6%)	1.4%	(0.4%, 4.5%)
Other (please specify)	8.2%	(7.2%, 9.3%)	9.7%	(6.1%, 15.0%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs whose employment is outside of Michigan, 57.5% indicated that they live out of the state.

Hours Worked per Week by Age

Hours Worked per Week by Direct Care Nurses

Number of Currently Employed Nursing Positions

Number of Positions	RN = 25,375		LPN = 3,004
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
1 Position	85.5%	(85.1%, 85.9%)	85.1%	(83.8%, 86.3%)
2 Position	12.4%	(12.0%, 12.8%)	12.7%	(11.6%, 13.9%)
3+ Positions	2.2%	(2.0%, 2.4%)	2.3%	(1.8%, 2.9%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 85.5% have one nursing position.

Number of Years Working as a Nurse (RN and LPN)

Years	RN = 24,781		LPN = 2,895
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Less than 3 years	11.9%	(11.5%, 12.3%)	17.8%	(16.4%, 19.2%)
3 to less than 10 years	29.2%	(28.6%, 29.8%)	31.4%	(29.7%, 33.1%)
10 to less than 20 years	23.6%	(23.1%, 24.1%)	22.8%	(21.3%, 24.4%)
20 or more years	35.3%	(34.7%, 35.9%)	28.0%	(26.4%, 29.7%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 11.9% have worked as a nurse for less than 3 years.

Number of Years Working as a Nurse Compared to Age (RN and LPN)

Number of Years Working as a Nurse (Completed National AP Certification only)

Years	APRN = 2,758
	Estimate	95% CI
Less than 3 years	1.0%	(0.7%, 1.4%)
3 to less than 10 years	24.4%	(22.8%, 26.0%)
10 to less than 20 years	33.6%	(31.8%, 35.3%)
20 or more years	41.1%	(39.3%, 42.9%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, in 2019, of APNs who responded to the survey, 1.0% have worked as a nurse for less than 3 years

Number of Years Working as a Nurse Compared to Age (Completed National AP Certification only)

New Nurse Experience

Preparedness for Entering Nursing Workforce

Level of Preparedness	RN = 2,104		LPN = 422
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Adequately prepared	50.5%	(48.4%, 52.6%)	61.3%	(56.6%, 65.8%)
Not enough classroom time	2.0%	(1.5%, 2.7%)	3.6%	(2.2%, 5.8%)
Not enough clinical time	33.5%	(31.5%, 35.5%)	28.7%	(24.6%, 33.2%)
Not enough skills lab/simulation time	18.1%	(16.5%, 19.8%)	18.1%	(14.7%, 22.1%)
Not enough critical thinking/ prioritization practice	21.0%	(19.3%, 22.8%)	9.4%	(7.0%, 12.6%)
Other	2.2%	(1.7%, 2.9%)	1.0%	(0.4%, 2.5%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who were new nurses, 50.5% felt adequately prepared.

Adequate Preparedness for Entering Nursing Workforce by Region

Region	RNs			LPNs
	N	%	95% CI	N	%	95% CI
Upper Peninsula	45	46.0%	(32.3%, 60.3%)	11	26.6%	(15.9%, 41.0%)
Northwest LP	83	61.8%	(51.0%, 71.5%)	*	*	*
Northeast LP	*	*	*	*	*	*
West/West Central	336	51.4%	(46.1%, 56.7%)	36	58.1%	(52.8%, 63.3%)
East Central	85	49.0%	(38.6%, 59.4%)	*	*	*
East	107	56.9%	(47.4%, 65.9%)	*	*	*
South Central	67	46.8%	(35.4%, 58.6%)	*	*	*
Southwest	124	41.5%	(33.2%, 50.3%)	21	52.6%	(43.9%, 61.2%)
Southeast	213	51.2%	(44.5%, 57.8%)	36	69.2%	(62.7%, 75.0%)
Detroit Metro	687	50.9%	(47.2%, 54.6%)	175	63.7%	(60.0%, 67.2%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of new RNs who live in the Upper Peninsula, 46.0% felt adequately prepared for entering the nursing workforce.
* Data are suppressed if count is less than 10 or sample population was less than 20.

Finding Employment for Nurses Entering Workforce

	RN = 2,107		LPN = 424
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Difficulty Finding a Nursing Position
Very difficult	1.5%	(1.1%, 2.1%)	0.0%	(0.0%, 0.9%)
Difficult	9.9%	(8.7%, 11.2%)	2.5%	(1.4%, 4.5%)
Neutral	27.3%	(25.4%, 29.2%)	19.5%	(16.0%, 23.5%)
Easy	34.8%	(32.8%, 36.9%)	29.9%	(25.7%, 34.4%)
Very easy	26.5%	(24.7%, 28.4%)	48.2%	(43.5%, 53.0%)
Difficulty Finding a Nursing Position in Preferred Practice Area
Very difficult	10.2%	(9.0%, 11.6%)	4.9%	(3.2%, 7.4%)
Difficult	23.1%	(21.4%, 24.9%)	11.9%	(9.2%, 15.3%)
Neutral	30.6%	(28.7%, 32.6%)	25.5%	(21.6%, 29.9%)
Easy	24.1%	(22.3%, 26.0%)	25.6%	(21.7%, 30.0%)
Very easy	12.0%	(10.7%, 13.5%)	32.0%	(27.7%, 36.6%)
Had a Residency Placement as Part of Nursing Program
Yes	36.6%	(34.6%, 38.7%)	11.9%	(9.2%, 15.3%)
No	63.4%	(61.3%, 65.4%)	88.1%	(84.7%, 90.8%)
Satisfaction with Orientation at Place of Employment
Very dissatisfied	3.4%	(2.7%, 4.3%)	8.7%	(6.4%, 11.8%)
Dissatisfied	10.0%	(8.8%, 11.4%)	13.1%	(10.2%, 16.6%)
Neutral	20.8%	(19.1%, 22.6%)	31.6%	(27.4%, 36.2%)
Satisfied	48.6%	(46.5%, 50.7%)	30.7%	(26.5%, 35.2%)
Very satisfied	17.3%	(15.7%, 19.0%)	15.8%	(12.6%, 19.6%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who are new nurses, 1.5% thought it was very difficult to find a nursing position.

Plans to Leave Nursing

Plans to Continue Working as a Nurse (RN and LPN)

Years	RN = 24,739		LPN = 2,878
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Less than 2 years	5.7%	(5.4%, 6.0%)	5.1%	(4.4%, 6.0%)
2 to 5 years	12.7%	(12.2%, 13.1%)	12.0%	(10.8%, 13.2%)
6 to 10 years	15.3%	(14.9%, 15.8%)	13.5%	(12.3%, 14.8%)
More than 10 years	59.5%	(58.9%, 60.1%)	56.6%	(54.8%, 58.4%)
Don’t know	6.9%	(6.6%, 7.2%)	12.8%	(11.7%, 14.1%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 5.7% were planning to continue to work as a nurse for less than 2 years.

Plans to Continue to Practice Nursing (in years) by Age (RN and LPN)

Plans to Continue Working as a Nurse (Completed National AP Certification only)

Years	APRN = 2,756
	Estimate	95% CI
Less than 2 years	4.7%	(4.0%, 5.6%)
2 to 5 years	9.9%	(8.8%, 11.1%)
6 to 10 years	13.0%	(11.8%, 14.3%)
More than 10 years	68.8%	(67.0%, 70.5%)
Don’t know	3.6%	(3.0%, 4.4%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of APNs who responded to the survey, 4.7% were planning to continue to work as a nurse for less than 2 years.

Plans to Continue to Practice Nursing (in years) by Age (Completed National AP Certification only)

Plans to Work 5 Years or Less by Region

Region	RNs			LPNs
	N	%	95% CI	N	%	95% CI
Upper Peninsula	560	17.6%	(14.7%, 21.0%)	138	26.8%	(20.1%, 34.7%)
Northwest LP	763	24.3%	(21.4%, 27.5%)	67	35.7%	(25.3%, 47.7%)
Northeast LP	295	19.5%	(15.4%, 24.4%)	54	20.8%	(12.1%, 33.4%)
West/West Central	3,153	17.3%	(16.0%, 18.7%)	365	22.3%	(18.3%, 26.8%)
East Central	1,033	17.6%	(15.4%, 20.0%)	131	24.4%	(17.8%, 32.4%)
East	1,306	16.8%	(14.9%, 18.9%)	158	27.0%	(20.7%, 34.4%)
South Central	852	21.3%	(18.7%, 24.2%)	72	14.7%	(8.3%, 24.7%)
Southwest	1,401	19.9%	(17.9%, 22.1%)	139	18.9%	(13.3%, 26.2%)
Southeast	2,523	19.4%	(17.9%, 21.0%)	226	18.2%	(13.7%, 23.7%)
Detroit Metro	6,352	20.9%	(19.9%, 21.9%)	758	14.5%	(12.2%, 17.2%)
Lives in Michigan	2,079	20.6%	(18.9%, 22.4%)	234	21.3%	(16.5%, 27.0%)
Lives Outside of Michigan	2,649	20.1%	(18.6%, 21.7%)	156	16.3%	(11.3%, 22.9%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who reside in the Upper Peninsula, 17.6% were planning to continue to work as a nurse for less than 5 years.

Reasons for Leaving Nursing for those Leaving Nursing in Less than 5 Years

Reason	RN = 5,686		LPN = 560
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Retiring	80.5%	(79.4%, 81.5%)	80.0%	(76.5%, 83.1%)
Care for home or family	5.3%	(4.7%, 5.9%)	4.0%	(2.7%, 6.0%)
Enrolled in education program	4.6%	(4.1%, 5.2%)	5.1%	(3.5%, 7.2%)
Difficulty finding a nursing position	0.6%	(0.5%, 0.9%)	0.4%	(0.1%, 1.4%)
Too stressful/Workload	21.9%	(20.8%, 23.0%)	22.1%	(18.8%, 25.7%)
Difficulties with EMR/new technology	1.3%	(1.1%, 1.7%)	0.7%	(0.2%, 1.7%)
Violence/safety issues	4.2%	(3.7%, 4.7%)	3.7%	(2.4%, 5.6%)
Relocating/moving to another area	3.2%	(2.8%, 3.7%)	3.5%	(2.2%, 5.3%)
Other (please specify) *	2.1%	(1.8%, 2.5%)	1.4%	(0.7%, 2.8%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who plan to leave nursing in less than five years, 80.5% were retiring.

Employment Setting

Change in Employment Setting

Change in Employment Setting	RN = 24,474		LPN = 2,846
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Did not make a change	61.5%	(60.9%, 62.1%)	61.2%	(59.4%, 63.0%)
Made a change	38.5%	(37.9%, 39.1%)	38.8%	(37.0%, 40.6%)
Of those who made a change:
An inpatient setting to a community-based setting?	12.9%	(12.2%, 13.6%)	10.1%	(8.4%, 12.0%)
A community-based setting to an inpatient setting?	4.2%	(3.8%, 4.6%)	4.5%	(3.4%, 5.9%)
A primary care setting (e.g., family practice, general medicine) to a specialty care setting?	4.4%	(4.0%, 4.8%)	5.9%	(4.6%, 7.5%)
A specialty care setting to a primary care setting?	2.9%	(2.6%, 3.3%)	3.9%	(2.9%, 5.2%)
A sub-acute care setting to an acute care setting?	3.5%	(3.1%, 3.9%)	3.1%	(2.2%, 4.3%)
An acute care setting to a sub-acute care setting?	3.7%	(3.3%, 4.1%)	2.8%	(2.0%, 4.0%)
A direct patient care setting to a non-direct patient care setting?	12.2%	(11.5%, 12.9%)	8.1%	(6.6%, 9.9%)
A non-direct patient care setting to a direct patient care setting?	4.1%	(3.7%, 4.5%)	5.6%	(4.4%, 7.1%)
I changed locations but stayed in the same care setting.	28.3%	(27.4%, 29.2%)	32.1%	(29.4%, 34.9%)
Some other type of change in employment.	33.3%	(32.3%, 34.3%)	34.8%	(32.0%, 37.7%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who made a change in employment, 12.9% indicated they changed from an inpatient setting to a community-based setting.

Practice Setting

Setting	RN = 25,173		LPN = 2,975
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Acute Care	52.9%	(52.3%, 53.5%)	9.7%	(8.7%, 10.8%)
Ambulatory Care	14.5%	(14.1%, 14.9%)	13.6%	(12.4%, 14.9%)
Ambulatory Surgery Center	4.6%	(4.3%, 4.9%)	1.0%	(0.7%, 1.4%)
Diagnostic/Testing Center	0.5%	(0.4%, 0.6%)	1.0%	(0.7%, 1.4%)
Emergent /Urgent Care Center	3.2%	(3.0%, 3.4%)	0.7%	(0.5%, 1.1%)
Nursing Home/Extended Care	6.5%	(6.2%, 6.8%)	50.9%	(49.1%, 52.7%)
Assisted Living Facility	1.0%	(0.9%, 1.1%)	11.0%	(9.9%, 12.2%)
Home Health	5.3%	(5.0%, 5.6%)	14.9%	(13.7%, 16.2%)
Hospice	3.1%	(2.9%, 3.3%)	4.3%	(3.6%, 5.1%)
Correctional Facility	0.8%	(0.7%, 0.9%)	3.1%	(2.5%, 3.8%)
Mobile Care Unit	0.2%	(0.2%, 0.3%)	0.2%	(0.1%, 0.4%)
School of Nursing	4.0%	(3.8%, 4.2%)	1.5%	(1.1%, 2.0%)
Public Health	2.7%	(2.5%, 2.9%)	1.9%	(1.5%, 2.5%)
Dialysis Center	1.5%	(1.4%, 1.7%)	0.6%	(0.4%, 0.9%)
Community Health	2.4%	(2.2%, 2.6%)	3.6%	(3.0%, 4.3%)
School Health Services K-12	1.2%	(1.1%, 1.3%)	1.6%	(1.2%, 2.1%)
Occupational Health	1.1%	(1.0%, 1.2%)	1.4%	(1.0%, 1.9%)
Insurance Claims/Benefits	3.1%	(2.9%, 3.3%)	1.3%	(1.0%, 1.8%)
Policy/ Planning/ Regulatory/ Licensing Agency	0.3%	(0.2%, 0.4%)	0.2%	(0.1%, 0.4%)
Other Community-based Healthcare Settings	1.7%	(1.5%, 1.9%)	2.4%	(1.9%, 3.0%)
Other Community-based Service Organizations	0.6%	(0.5%, 0.7%)	0.5%	(0.3%, 0.8%)
Other Community Settings not providing direct care or social services	1.9%	(1.7%, 2.1%)	1.4%	(1.0%, 1.9%)
Other	6.1%	(5.8%, 6.4%)	4.1%	(3.4%, 4.9%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 52.9% worked in an acute care setting.

Nurses Within Settings by Age

Male and Female Nurses Within Settings

Race and Ethnicity Within Settings for All Nurses

Plans to Work 5 Years or Less by Setting

Setting	RNs			LPNs
	N	%	95% CI	N	%	95% CI
Acute Care	11,371	15.6%	(14.9%, 16.3%)	237	21.9%	(17.1%, 27.6%)
Ambulatory Care	3,489	20.7%	(19.4%, 22.1%)	372	26.6%	(22.4%, 31.3%)
Ambulatory Surgery Center	1,141	22.7%	(20.4%, 25.2%)	28	36.0%	(20.9%, 54.4%)
Diagnostic/Testing Center	116	22.6%	(15.9%, 31.0%)	*	*	*
Emergent /Urgent Care Center	683	10.3%	(8.2%, 12.8%)	*	*	*
Nursing Home/Extended Care	1,482	15.9%	(14.1%, 17.8%)	1,201	14.9%	(13.0%, 17.0%)
Assisted Living Facility	240	22.5%	(17.7%, 28.2%)	268	17.7%	(13.6%, 22.7%)
Home Health	1,297	19.6%	(17.5%, 21.8%)	366	19.6%	(15.9%, 24.0%)
Hospice	748	19.5%	(16.8%, 22.5%)	104	14.1%	(8.7%, 22.1%)
Correctional Facility	189	17.3%	(12.6%, 23.3%)	79	13.9%	(7.9%, 23.2%)
Mobile Care Unit	*	*	*	*	*	*
School of Nursing	1,002	24.0%	(21.5%, 26.7%)	*	*	*
Public Health	668	27.6%	(24.3%, 31.1%)	*	*	*
Dialysis Center	337	12.0%	(9.0%, 15.9%)	*	*	*
Community Health	602	24.8%	(21.5%, 28.4%)	92	17.5%	(11.1%, 26.5%)
School Health Services K-12	288	22.1%	(17.7%, 27.2%)	*	*	*
Occupational Health	293	24.3%	(19.7%, 29.5%)	*	*	*
Insurance Claims/Benefits	795	23.9%	(21.1%, 27.0%)	*	*	*
Policy/ Planning/ Regulatory/ Licensing Agency	81	29.1%	(20.3%, 39.8%)	*	*	*
Other Community-based Healthcare Settings	419	24.1%	(20.3%, 28.4%)	61	28.9%	(19.0%, 41.3%)
Other Community-based Service Organizations	168	34.4%	(27.6%, 41.9%)	*	*	*
Other Community Settings not providing direct care or social services	466	24.1%	(20.4%, 28.2%)	*	*	*
Other	1,526	28.0%	(25.8%, 30.3%)	107	30.2%	(22.3%, 39.5%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who plan to work for five years or less, 15.6% were in an acute care setting.
* Data are suppressed if count is less than 10 or sample population was less than 20.

Position and Role

Position	RN = 21,669		LPN = 2,584
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Staff Nurse	63.3%	(62.7%, 63.9%)	75.7%	(74.1%, 77.2%)
Nurse Manager/Supervisor	8.4%	(8.1%, 8.7%)	14.4%	(13.2%, 15.7%)
Nurse Executive/Administrator	4.5%	(4.3%, 4.8%)	2.8%	(2.3%, 3.5%)
Nurse Consultant	2.2%	(2.0%, 2.4%)	1.0%	(0.7%, 1.4%)
Nurse Secondary Educator	0.7%	(0.6%, 0.8%)	0.4%	(0.2%, 0.7%)
Nurse Post-Secondary Educator	3.0%	(2.8%, 3.2%)	0.3%	(0.2%, 0.6%)
Professional Nurse Training	1.8%	(1.6%, 2.0%)	0.8%	(0.5%, 1.2%)
Patient Educator	3.2%	(3.0%, 3.4%)	3.2%	(2.6%, 3.9%)
School Health Nurse K-12	1.0%	(0.9%, 1.1%)	1.7%	(1.3%, 2.2%)
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse	8.3%	(8.0%, 8.6%)	0.0%	(0.0%, 0.1%)
Faith-based Nurse	0.3%	(0.2%, 0.4%)	0.7%	(0.5%, 1.1%)
Case Manager/Coordinator/Navigator	10.6%	(10.2%, 11.0%)	4.5%	(3.8%, 5.3%)
Nurse Researcher	0.7%	(0.6%, 0.8%)	0.0%	(0.0%, 0.1%)
Reserve and Active Military	0.2%	(0.2%, 0.3%)	0.0%	(0.0%, 0.1%)
Non-military, work in Military setting	0.2%	(0.2%, 0.3%)	0.6%	(0.4%, 0.9%)
Telehealth	3.0%	(2.8%, 3.2%)	2.2%	(1.7%, 2.8%)
Other Health Related	4.1%	(3.9%, 4.4%)	6.5%	(5.7%, 7.4%)
Other Health Non-related	0.2%	(0.2%, 0.3%)	0.3%	(0.2%, 0.6%)
Other	2.3%	(2.1%, 2.5%)	2.8%	(2.3%, 3.5%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 63.3% have a position as a staff nurse

Nurses Within Positions by Age

Male and Female Nurses Within Positions

Race and Ethnicity Within Positions for All Nurses

Plans to Work 5 Years or Less by Position

Position	RNs			LPNs
	N	%	95% CI	N	%	95% CI
Staff Nurse	13,576	17.0%	(16.4%, 17.6%)	1,847	17.9%	(16.2%, 19.7%)
Nurse Manager/Supervisor	1,979	17.6%	(16.0%, 19.3%)	365	13.9%	(10.7%, 17.8%)
Nurse Executive/Administrator	1,154	23.7%	(21.3%, 26.2%)	73	22.6%	(14.5%, 33.4%)
Nurse Consultant	588	26.6%	(23.2%, 30.3%)	*	*	*
Nurse Secondary Educator	176	24.9%	(19.1%, 31.8%)	*	*	*
Nurse Post-Secondary Educator	783	25.3%	(22.4%, 28.5%)	*	*	*
Professional Nurse Training	424	20.5%	(16.9%, 24.6%)	*	*	*
Patient Educator	744	21.2%	(18.4%, 24.3%)	82	15.7%	(9.4%, 25.1%)
School Health Nurse K-12	230	22.1%	(17.2%, 27.9%)	46	19.2%	(10.4%, 32.8%)
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse	2,236	14.6%	(13.2%, 16.1%)	*	*	*
Faith-based Nurse	74	39.1%	(28.8%, 50.5%)	*	*	*
Case Manager/Coordinator/Navigator	2,588	21.8%	(20.3%, 23.4%)	109	20.5%	(14.0%, 29.0%)
Nurse Researcher	176	26.8%	(20.8%, 33.8%)	*	*	*
Reserve and Active Military	*	*	*	*	*	*
Non-military, work in Military setting	58	18.6%	(10.7%, 30.4%)	*	*	*
Telehealth	730	21.5%	(18.7%, 24.6%)	65	22.9%	(14.4%, 34.5%)
Other Health Related	1,037	34.0%	(31.2%, 36.9%)	173	33.2%	(26.6%, 40.5%)
Other Health Non-related	59	25.7%	(16.3%, 38.1%)	*	*	*
Other	575	24.4%	(21.1%, 28.1%)	74	28.4%	(19.4%, 39.5%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who plan to work five years or less, 17.0% worked in a position as a staff nurse.
* Data are suppressed if count is less than 10 or sample population was less than 20.

Faith-Based Nurses

	RN = 93		LPN = 20
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Paid Faith-Based Position
Yes	45.1%	(35.4%, 55.2%)	56.2%	(35.3%, 75.1%)
Please identify any of the following activities you perform as part of your faith-based nurse role (Mark ALL that apply).
Home visits	21.1%	(14.0%, 30.5%)	26.4%	(12.1%, 48.3%)
One-on-one teaching	44.9%	(35.2%, 55.0%)	48.8%	(28.9%, 69.1%)
Offering community health professional guest speakers, health education or support groups	46.4%	(36.6%, 56.5%)	13.2%	(4.3%, 34.0%)
Discharge planning or care transition follow-up	25.1%	(17.4%, 34.8%)	14.0%	(4.7%, 34.9%)
Provision of health screenings	34.3%	(25.4%, 44.4%)	9.0%	(2.4%, 28.9%)
Work at a faith-based setting	51.7%	(41.7%, 61.6%)	50.4%	(30.3%, 70.4%)
Working on the phone or computer out of your home	36.1%	(27.1%, 46.2%)	20.5%	(8.4%, 42.1%)
Coordination of health fairs or large screening events provided by other professionals	27.4%	(19.4%, 37.2%)	14.0%	(4.7%, 34.9%)
Other	20.1%	(13.2%, 29.4%)	25.4%	(11.4%, 47.3%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who indicated they were a faith-based nurse, 45.1% have a paid position as a faith-based nurse.

School-Based Nurses

	RN = 264		LPN = 60
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Do you work in any of these settings in your role as a school health nurse K-12?
General education	72.6%	(66.9%, 77.6%)	65.3%	(52.7%, 76.1%)
Special education	65.9%	(60.0%, 71.4%)	45.6%	(33.6%, 58.1%)
None of these	7.5%	(4.9%, 11.3%)	16.0%	(8.8%, 27.3%)
Do you have a Michigan Department of Education (MDE) school nurse certification?
Yes	22.6%	(18.0%, 28.0%)	9.5%	(4.3%, 19.5%)
No	71.0%	(65.3%, 76.1%)	75.6%	(63.4%, 84.7%)
Unsure	6.4%	(4.0%, 10.0%)	14.9%	(8.0%, 26.0%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who indicated they were a school-based nurse, 72.6% worked in a general education setting.

Specialties

Specialty	RN = 25,173		LPN = 2,975
	%	95% CI	%	95% CI
Critical Care	16.1%	(15.7%, 16.6%)	3.3%	(2.7%, 4.0%)
Emergency/ Trauma/ Urgent Care	9.9%	(9.5%, 10.3%)	2.1%	(1.6%, 2.7%)
Adult Health	20.3%	(19.8%, 20.8%)	39.3%	(37.6%, 41.1%)
Family Health	5.4%	(5.1%, 5.7%)	9.4%	(8.4%, 10.5%)
Anesthesia	2.6%	(2.4%, 2.8%)	0.3%	(0.2%, 0.6%)
Cardiology	8.8%	(8.5%, 9.2%)	1.9%	(1.5%, 2.5%)
Case Management/Care Coordination	9.4%	(9.0%, 9.8%)	4.4%	(3.7%, 5.2%)
Community Care	3.9%	(3.7%, 4.1%)	6.1%	(5.3%, 7.0%)
Dialysis Nurse	1.8%	(1.6%, 2.0%)	1.2%	(0.9%, 1.7%)
Discharge Planning/ Transitions of Care	2.1%	(1.9%, 2.3%)	2.8%	(2.3%, 3.5%)
Flight Nurse	0.2%	(0.2%, 0.3%)	0.1%	(0.0%, 0.3%)
Geriatric/Gerontology	9.4%	(9.0%, 9.8%)	39.3%	(37.6%, 41.1%)
Hematology/Oncology	4.3%	(4.1%, 4.6%)	1.1%	(0.8%, 1.5%)
Maternal-child Health/ Obstetrics	5.9%	(5.6%, 6.2%)	1.1%	(0.8%, 1.5%)
Medical-Surgical	16.4%	(15.9%, 16.9%)	5.6%	(4.8%, 6.5%)
Nephrology/Renal	2.7%	(2.5%, 2.9%)	1.4%	(1.0%, 1.9%)
Nursing Academic Services/Non-Faculty	0.7%	(0.6%, 0.8%)	0.3%	(0.2%, 0.6%)
Nursing Faculty	3.0%	(2.8%, 3.2%)	2.9%	(2.4%, 3.6%)
Occupational Health	1.2%	(1.1%, 1.3%)	1.2%	(0.9%, 1.7%)
Operating Room/ Scrub Nurse	4.6%	(4.3%, 4.9%)	0.7%	(0.5%, 1.1%)
Palliative Care/ Hospice	3.9%	(3.7%, 4.1%)	6.3%	(5.5%, 7.2%)
Pediatrics	5.6%	(5.3%, 5.9%)	5.9%	(5.1%, 6.8%)
Neonatal	2.3%	(2.1%, 2.5%)	0.2%	(0.1%, 0.4%)
Phlebotomy	0.8%	(0.7%, 0.9%)	2.6%	(2.1%, 3.2%)
Pre-op/ Post-op Recovery Room	6.4%	(6.1%, 6.7%)	1.2%	(0.9%, 1.7%)
Public Health	4.0%	(3.8%, 4.2%)	3.3%	(2.7%, 4.0%)
Psychiatric/ Mental Health/ Substance Abuse	5.4%	(5.1%, 5.7%)	6.7%	(5.9%, 7.7%)
Rehabilitation	4.3%	(4.1%, 4.6%)	17.7%	(16.4%, 19.1%)
School Health K-12	1.2%	(1.1%, 1.3%)	1.5%	(1.1%, 2.0%)
Telehealth	3.5%	(3.3%, 3.7%)	2.5%	(2.0%, 3.1%)
Testing and Diagnostic Services Nurse	0.5%	(0.4%, 0.6%)	0.9%	(0.6%, 1.3%)
Thoracic Care	1.7%	(1.5%, 1.9%)	0.1%	(0.0%, 0.3%)
Women’s Health	2.2%	(2.0%, 2.4%)	1.2%	(0.9%, 1.7%)
Wound Care	3.7%	(3.5%, 3.9%)	12.8%	(11.6%, 14.0%)
Other Medical	2.6%	(2.4%, 2.8%)	3.6%	(3.0%, 4.3%)
Other Clinical Specialties	4.5%	(4.3%, 4.8%)	4.4%	(3.7%, 5.2%)
Other Non-clinical Specialties	2.2%	(2.0%, 2.4%)	1.4%	(1.0%, 1.9%)
Other	3.8%	(3.6%, 4.0%)	3.4%	(2.8%, 4.1%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who responded to the survey, 16.1% are in the specialty of critical care.

Nurses Within Specialties by Age

Male and Female Nurses Within Specialties

Race and Ethnicity Within Specialties for All Nurses

Plans to Work 5 Years or Less Within Each Specialty

Specialty	RNs			LPNs
	N	%	95% CI	N	%	95% CI
Critical Care	3,308	15.7%	(14.5%, 17.0%)	74	19.4%	(12.0%, 29.8%)
Emergency/ Trauma/ Urgent Care	2,153	12.6%	(11.3%, 14.1%)	50	19.2%	(10.6%, 32.1%)
Adult Health	4,409	15.0%	(14.0%, 16.1%)	941	16.4%	(14.2%, 18.9%)
Family Health	1,295	15.6%	(13.7%, 17.7%)	252	25.1%	(20.1%, 30.8%)
Anesthesia	660	18.2%	(15.4%, 21.3%)	*	*	*
Cardiology	1,857	14.2%	(12.7%, 15.9%)	46	26.3%	(15.8%, 40.5%)
Case Management/Care Coordination	2,305	22.4%	(20.7%, 24.1%)	115	19.0%	(12.9%, 27.1%)
Community Care	963	23.3%	(20.7%, 26.1%)	144	17.1%	(11.8%, 24.1%)
Dialysis Nurse	423	12.3%	(9.5%, 15.8%)	*	*	*
Discharge Planning/ Transitions of Care	511	17.1%	(14.1%, 20.6%)	*	*	*
Flight Nurse	*	*	*	*	*	*
Geriatric/Gerontology	2,085	15.9%	(14.4%, 17.5%)	942	14.0%	(11.9%, 16.4%)
Hematology/Oncology	951	17.3%	(15.0%, 19.8%)	29	*	*
Maternal-child Health/ Obstetrics	1,299	16.2%	(14.3%, 18.3%)	32	*	*
Medical-Surgical	3,349	12.8%	(11.7%, 14.0%)	133	18.0%	(12.4%, 25.4%)
Nephrology/Renal	565	12.5%	(10.0%, 15.5%)	*	*	*
Nursing Academic Services/Non-Faculty	177	22.6%	(17.1%, 29.3%)	*	*	*
Nursing Faculty	783	25.4%	(22.5%, 28.6%)	72	17.5%	(10.4%, 27.9%)
Occupational Health	308	24.9%	(20.4%, 30.0%)	*	*	*
Operating Room/ Scrub Nurse	1,106	21.4%	(19.1%, 23.9%)	*	*	*
Palliative Care/ Hospice	899	17.5%	(15.2%, 20.1%)	148	9.8%	(6.0%, 15.7%)
Pediatrics	1,201	15.5%	(13.6%, 17.7%)	147	24.1%	(17.9%, 31.6%)
Neonatal	511	19.0%	(15.8%, 22.6%)	*	*	*
Phlebotomy	177	19.8%	(14.6%, 26.3%)	62	20.2%	(12.1%, 31.8%)
Pre-op/ Post-op Recovery Room	1,536	21.5%	(19.5%, 23.6%)	*	*	*
Public Health	966	26.5%	(23.8%, 29.4%)	76	13.5%	(7.6%, 23.0%)
Psychiatric/ Mental Health/ Substance Abuse	1,290	18.7%	(16.7%, 20.9%)	149	17.0%	(11.8%, 23.8%)
Rehabilitation	953	14.9%	(12.8%, 17.3%)	402	12.8%	(9.9%, 16.4%)
School Health K-12	281	25.6%	(20.9%, 31.0%)	43	*	*
Telehealth	860	20.7%	(18.1%, 23.5%)	74	22.1%	(14.2%, 32.8%)
Testing and Diagnostic Services Nurse	131	24.6%	(18.0%, 32.6%)	*	*	*
Thoracic Care	341	14.7%	(11.3%, 18.9%)	*	*	*
Women’s Health	500	17.1%	(14.1%, 20.6%)	*	*	*
Wound Care	826	12.0%	(10.0%, 14.4%)	295	13.9%	(10.4%, 18.3%)
Other Medical	592	16.7%	(13.9%, 19.9%)	90	18.0%	(11.4%, 27.2%)
Other Clinical Specialties	1,106	23.2%	(20.8%, 25.8%)	117	31.0%	(23.3%, 39.9%)
Other Non-clinical Specialties	553	24.7%	(21.3%, 28.5%)	*	*	*
Other	958	29.8%	(27.0%, 32.8%)	85	33.7%	(24.6%, 44.3%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who plan to work five years or less, 15.7% worked in a critical care specialty.
* Data are suppressed if count is less than 10 or sample population was less than 20.

Workplace Violence

Demographics of those Nurses who Experienced Workplace Violence in the Past Year, 2021

Characteristics	RNs	LPNs
Total	34.2%	23.6%
Age
<25 years	48.8%	44.5%
25 to 34 years	45.9%	24.9%
35 to 44 years	37.6%	25.9%
45 to 54 years	29.7%	22.1%
55 to 64 years	24.9%	22.0%
65+ years	15.2%	12.2%
Gender
Female	33.5%	23.5%
Male	41.1%	25.3%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	40.5%	23.4%
Arabic or Chaldean	31.7%	*
Race
White	35.1%	27.6%
Black	24.6%	14.7%
American Indian	43.6%	35.2%
Asian/ Pacific Islander	28.8%	17.7%
Other	43.3%	31.3%
Employment Region
Eastern/Central/Western UP	39.0%	24.6%
Northwest LP	34.8%	25.7%
Northeast LP	33.5%	33.0%
West/West Central	36.9%	24.2%
East Central	34.7%	31.9%
East	37.3%	31.5%
South Central	40.5%	36.5%
Southwest	42.7%	27.7%
Southeast	34.5%	24.4%
Detroit Metro	32.7%	17.7%
Outside of MI	22.7%	21.0%
Unknown MI Region	34.1%	23.7%
Region of Residence
Upper Peninsula	37.4%	24.5%
Northwest LP	34.8%	26.7%
Northeast LP	32.4%	31.3%
West/West Central	37.1%	24.1%
East Central	34.6%	30.5%
East	37.3%	33.4%
South Central	42.6%	35.6%
Southwest	41.7%	30.3%
Southeast	34.0%	23.7%
Detroit Metro	32.8%	17.5%
Non-Michigan Residence	22.7%	21.0%
Unknown MI Region	37.9%	19.4%
Practicing as a Nurse
Less than 3 years	47.3%	24.9%
3 to less than 10 years	43.5%	23.7%
10 years to less than 19 year	33.1%	25.9%
Greater than 19 years	22.8%	20.5%

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs less than 25 years old, 48.8% indicated they experienced workplace violence.

Demographics of those Nurses who Experienced Workplace Violence, 2020-2021

Characteristics	2020		2021
	RNs	LPNs	RNs	LPNs
Total	35.6%	25.1%	34.2%	23.6%
Age
<25 years	53.9%	23.9%	48.8%	44.5%
25 to 34 years	46.5%	25.1%	45.9%	24.9%
35 to 44 years	38.0%	27.8%	37.6%	25.9%
45 to 54 years	32.1%	23.0%	29.7%	22.1%
55 to 64 years	27.6%	28.0%	24.9%	22.0%
65+ years	17.5%	14.5%	15.2%	12.2%
Gender
Female	34.9%	24.8%	33.5%	23.5%
Male	42.4%	27.9%	41.1%	25.3%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	38.8%	26.6%	40.5%	23.4%
Arabic or Chaldean	37.1%	29.0%	31.7%	*
Race
White	36.6%	27.7%	35.1%	27.6%
Black	26.5%	19.9%	24.6%	14.7%
American Indian	44.8%	19.4%	43.6%	35.2%
Asian/ Pacific Islander	27.8%	20.9%	28.8%	17.7%
Other	39.0%	25.2%	43.3%	31.3%
Employment Region
Eastern/Central/Western UP	35.1%	27.0%	39.0%	24.6%
Northwest LP	37.4%	21.7%	34.8%	25.7%
Northeast LP	35.3%	24.6%	33.5%	33.0%
West/West Central	38.4%	27.5%	36.9%	24.2%
East Central	38.8%	34.0%	34.7%	31.9%
East	39.9%	29.9%	37.3%	31.5%
South Central	41.8%	33.8%	40.5%	36.5%
Southwest	41.9%	30.7%	42.7%	27.7%
Southeast	34.3%	25.8%	34.5%	24.4%
Detroit Metro	35.4%	21.1%	32.7%	17.7%
Outside of MI	24.1%	19.5%	22.7%	21.0%
Unknown MI Region	37.1%	19.8%	34.1%	23.7%
Region of Residence
Upper Peninsula	33.7%	26.7%	37.4%	24.5%
Northwest LP	37.7%	19.1%	34.8%	26.7%
Northeast LP	34.4%	22.9%	32.4%	31.3%
West/West Central	38.9%	27.7%	37.1%	24.1%
East Central	39.9%	31.1%	34.6%	30.5%
East	39.3%	33.7%	37.3%	33.4%
South Central	41.1%	33.6%	42.6%	35.6%
Southwest	40.2%	29.2%	41.7%	30.3%
Southeast	35.2%	26.1%	34.0%	23.7%
Detroit Metro	34.9%	20.4%	32.8%	17.5%
Non-Michigan Residence	24.6%	21.1%	22.7%	21.0%
Unknown MI Region	40.5%	21.2%	37.9%	19.4%
Practicing as a Nurse
Less than 3 years	50.1%	22.3%	47.3%	24.9%
3 to less than 10 years	43.4%	26.7%	43.5%	23.7%
10 years to less than 19 year	34.2%	26.4%	33.1%	25.9%
Greater than 19 years	25.2%	23.4%	22.8%	20.5%

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs less than 25 years, 53.9% experienced workplace violence in 2020 and 48.8% experienced workplace violence in 2021.
* Data are suppressed if count is less than 10 or sample population was less than 20.

Nurses who Experienced Workplace Violence by Care Setting, 2021 (top settings in descending order by RNs)

Setting	RN = 25,472		LPN = 3,032
	n	Estimate	n	Estimate
Emergent /Urgent Care Center	11,701	59%	*	*
Correctional Facility	3,580	54%	378	34%
Acute Care	1,162	45%	29	26%
Nursing Home/Extended Care	125	32%	25	28%
Community Health	710	31%	19	23%
Dialysis Center	1,532	30%	*	*
School of Nursing	243	30%	288	18%
Public Health	1,342	29%	414	24%
Assisted Living Facility	773	28%	114	27%
Diagnostic/Testing Center	196	27%	82	16%
Mobile Care Unit	55	27%	0	0%
Hospice	1,032	27%	39	21%
Occupational Health	679	25%	51	19%
Ambulatory Care	346	24%	16	19%
Ambulatory Surgery Center	625	24%	98	16%

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who worked in an emergent/urgent care setting, 59% experienced workplace violence.
* Data are suppressed if count is less than 10 or sample population was less than 20.

Nurses who Experienced Workplace Violence by Position, 2021 (top positions in descending order by RNs)

Position	RN = 25,472		LPN = 3,032
	n	Estimate	n	Estimate
Staff Nurse	14,063	42%	2,000	25%
Non-military, work in Military setting	58	40%	*	*
Nurse Manager/Supervisor	2,000	35%	381	26%
Professional Nurse Training	439	32%	21	14%
Nurse Post-Secondary Educator	801	31%	*	*
Patient Educator	771	30%	86	29%
Nurse Secondary Educator	180	28%	*	*
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse	2,244	25%	*	*
Faith-based Nurse	80	24%	*	*
Nurse Executive/Administrator	1,151	23%	77	27%
Nurse Consultant	601	22%	28	26%
Reserve and Active Military	43	21%	43	21%
Case Manager/Coordinator/Navigator	2,640	21%	131	22%
Nurse Researcher	181	20%	*	*
School Health Nurse K-12	240	20%	50	12%

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who worked in a staff nurse position, 42% experienced workplace violence.
* Data are suppressed if count is less than 10 or sample population was less than 20.

Nurses who Experienced Workplace Violence by Specialty, 2021 (top specialties in descending order by RNs)

Specialty	RN = 25,472		LPN = 3,032
	n	Estimate	n	Estimate
Emergency/ Trauma/ Urgent Care	2,223	61%	58	30%
Thoracic Care	348	55%	*	*
Psychiatric/ Mental Health/ Substance Abuse	1,328	53%	175	42%
Nephrology/Renal	580	51%	36	31%
Medical-Surgical	3,497	49%	148	29%
Critical Care	3,441	49%	85	29%
Cardiology	1,906	48%	51	27%
Phlebotomy	185	48%	70	21%
Wound Care	849	41%	321	30%
Adult Health	4,557	41%	1,027	27%
Geriatric/Gerontology	2,183	39%	1,021	29%
Rehabilitation	986	36%	440	32%
Palliative Care/ Hospice	934	36%	158	29%
Hematology/Oncology	982	36%	30	27%
Women’s Health	510	33%	33	22%
Discharge Planning/ Transitions of Care	504	32%	75	28%
Public health	993	23%	89	25%

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who worked in an emergency/trauma/urgent care specialty, 61% experienced workplace violence.
* Data are suppressed if count is less than 10 or sample population was less than 20.

Age of Nurses who Experienced Workplace Violence by Specialty, 2021 (top specialties)

Specialty	Age 34 and Younger = 9,376		Age 35 and Older = 36,979
	n	Estimate	n	Estimate
Emergency/ Trauma/ Urgent Care	533	65.7%	1,604	57.0%
Thoracic Care	115	67.7%	221	43.6%
Psychiatric/ Mental Health/ Substance Abuse	245	63.5%	1,175	47.9%
Nephrology/Renal	165	60.3%	425	43.0%
Medical-Surgical	1,079	57.2%	2,374	42.3%
Critical Care	1,033	53.7%	2,303	44.0%
Cardiology	533	59.2%	1,319	40.1%
Phlebotomy	51	51.4%	193	36.3%
Wound Care	226	39.9%	897	37.0%
Adult Health	1,277	50.2%	4,022	32.5%
Geriatric/Gerontology	586	43.6%	2,478	32.5%
Rehabilitation	279	34.6%	1,092	35.1%
Palliative Care/ Hospice	174	50.4%	872	30.0%
Hematology/Oncology	232	47.2%	734	30.1%
Women’s Health	112	45.4%	405	26.7%
Discharge Planning/ Transitions of Care	85	42.1%	472	28.5%
Public health	147	36.7%	870	19.6%

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs 34 years and younger who worked in an emergency/trauma/urgent care specialty, 65.7% experienced workplace violence.

Gender of Nurses who Experienced Workplace Violence by Specialty, 2021 (top specialties)

Specialty	Females n = 24,253		Males n = 2,495
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Emergency/ Trauma/ Urgent Care	15.3%	(14.9%, 15.8%)	24.4%	(22.8%, 26.1%)
Thoracic Care	2.2%	(2.0%, 2.4%)	4.8%	(4.0%, 5.7%)
Psychiatric/ Mental Health/ Substance Abuse	8.6%	(8.3%, 9.0%)	10.6%	(9.5%, 11.9%)
Nephrology/Renal	3.7%	(3.5%, 3.9%)	4.6%	(3.8%, 5.5%)
Medical-Surgical	22.7%	(22.2%, 23.2%)	19.9%	(18.4%, 21.5%)
Critical Care	19.7%	(19.2%, 20.2%)	33.2%	(31.4%, 35.1%)
Cardiology	11.1%	(10.7%, 11.5%)	14.3%	(13.0%, 15.7%)
Phlebotomy	1.3%	(1.2%, 1.5%)	1.3%	(0.9%, 1.8%)
Wound Care	5.4%	(5.1%, 5.7%)	5.2%	(4.4%, 6.1%)
Adult Health	26.5%	(25.9%, 27.1%)	23.2%	(21.6%, 24.9%)
Geriatric/Gerontology	14.4%	(14.0%, 14.8%)	9.0%	(7.9%, 10.2%)
Rehabilitation	6.3%	(6.0%, 6.6%)	4.7%	(3.9%, 5.6%)
Palliative Care/ Hospice	4.5%	(4.2%, 4.8%)	3.6%	(2.9%, 4.4%)
Hematology/Oncology	4.4%	(4.1%, 4.7%)	3.8%	(3.1%, 4.6%)
Women’s Health	2.2%	(2.0%, 2.4%)	0.6%	(0.4%, 1.0%)
Discharge Planning/ Transitions of Care	2.3%	(2.1%, 2.5%)	0.9%	(0.6%, 1.4%)
Public health	2.9%	(2.7%, 3.1%)	1.5%	(1.1%, 2.1%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of female RNs who worked in an emergency/trauma/urgent care specialty, 15.3% experienced workplace violence.

Race & Ethnicity of Nurses who Experienced Workplace Violence by Specialty, 2021 (top specialties)

Perpetrator and Type of Violence Experienced by Nurses, 2021

Ethnicity and Type of Violence Experienced by Nurses, 2021

Perpetrator of Workplace Violence Experienced by Specialty & Age

Specialty	Nurses 34 Years or Younger			Nurses 35 Years or Older
	Supervisor	Physician	Peer	Supervisor	Physician	Peer
Emergency/ Trauma/ Urgent Care	11.1%	16.5%	17.9%	3.4%	13.6%	19.7%
Thoracic Care	*	31.3%	21.4%	*	25.0%	50.0%
Psychiatric/ Mental Health/ Substance Abuse	16.4%	6.8%	23.1%	6.5%	2.3%	6.1%
Nephrology/Renal	*	20.1%	7.7%	14.7%	0.0%	58.7%
Medical-Surgical	11.9%	14.0%	19.7%	11.1%	8.6%	17.2%
Critical Care	12.8%	26.2%	24.0%	14.6%	36.7%	37.8%
Cardiology	13.2%	25.7%	20.6%	17.8%	17.8%	29.7%
Phlebotomy	*	*	*	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%
Wound Care	22.1%	8.9%	17.3%	32.2%	0.0%	32.2%
Adult Health	17.2%	16.7%	21.7%	18.4%	13.1%	24.0%
Geriatric/Gerontology	21.0%	10.7%	18.0%	18.0%	0.0%	11.8%
Rehabilitation	18.5%	8.9%	23.4%	8.3%	0.0%	28.6%
Palliative Care/ Hospice	27.1%	17.2%	19.1%	15.6%	14.1%	7.8%
Hematology/Oncology	*	11.4%	7.8%	31.2%	0.0%	34.4%
Women’s Health	*	25.1%	*	38.8%	50.0%	38.8%
Discharge Planning/ Transitions of Care	*	*	27.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Public health	23.4%	20.4%	32.9%	32.4%	12.7%	28.1%

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs 34 years and younger who experienced workplace violence, 11.1% indicated the perpetrator was the supervisor.
* Data are suppressed if count is less than 10 or sample population was less than 20.

Perpetrator of Workplace Violence Experienced by Specialty & Gender

Specialty	Female			Male
	Supervisor	Physician	Peer	Supervisor	Physician	Peer
Emergency/ Trauma/ Urgent Care	9.0%	15.1%	16.6%	11.3%	15.5%	20.0%
Thoracic Care	*	28.3%	17.4%	*	25.4%	*
Psychiatric/ Mental Health/ Substance Abuse	12.1%	8.6%	20.6%	11.4%	9.8%	16.5%
Nephrology/Renal	6.4%	16.8%	16.7%	*	*	*
Medical-Surgical	7.8%	14.5%	16.2%	7.3%	11.5%	19.3%
Critical Care	9.8%	21.8%	20.0%	9.1%	23.4%	27.2%
Cardiology	7.9%	22.0%	19.4%	11.1%	20.1%	24.1%
Phlebotomy	12.4%	20.2%	24.7%	*	*	*
Wound Care	19.5%	13.8%	21.4%	*	*	22.2%
Adult Health	11.7%	15.1%	20.3%	11.6%	17.9%	25.1%
Geriatric/Gerontology	18.3%	12.1%	22.3%	13.5%	13.9%	25.2%
Rehabilitation	19.7%	8.4%	24.5%	*	*	*
Palliative Care/ Hospice	18.8%	15.3%	21.6%	*	*	*
Hematology/Oncology	8.2%	14.4%	19.1%	*	*	*
Women’s Health	14.5%	26.2%	14.7%	*	*	*
Discharge Planning/ Transitions of Care	17.0%	21.1%	27.7%	*	*	*
Public health	22.5%	22.9%	32.3%	*	*	*

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of female RNs who experienced workplace violence, 9.0% indicated the perpetrator was the supervisor.
* Data are suppressed if count is less than 10 or sample population was less than 20.

Reporting of Workplace Violence Incidence, 2021

	RN = 7,481		LPN = 607
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Knowledge of Organizational Process for Reporting Workplace Violence
Yes	81.7%	(80.8%, 82.6%)	74.3%	(70.7%, 77.6%)
No	4.2%	(3.8%, 4.7%)	9.0%	(7.0%, 11.6%)
Don’t Know	14.1%	(13.3%, 14.9%)	16.7%	(13.9%, 19.9%)
Reported Workplace Violence Using Organizational Process
Yes	53.3%	(52.1%, 54.6%)	71.2%	(66.9%, 75.2%)
No	46.7%	(45.4%, 47.9%)	28.8%	(24.8%, 33.1%)

All percentages reported in the table are presented as weighted estimates that reflect Michigan’s overall nurse population. For example, of RNs who experienced workplace violence, 81.7% had knowledge of their organization process for reporting workplace violence.

Knowledge of Reporting Process of Workplace Violence Incidents through Organization, 2020-2021

Knowledge of Organizational Reporting Process & Use of WPV Reporting by Age

Knowledge of Organizational Reporting Process & Use of WPV Reporting by Gender

Knowledge of Organizational Reporting Process & Use of WPV Reporting by Race & Ethnicity

Knowledge of Organizational Reporting Process & Use of WPV Reporting by Employment Region

Methods of Reporting Workplace Violence Incidence, 2021