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Diversity in California’s Health Professions: Registered Nursing

Categories: Workforce, Supply & Demand, Recruitment and Retention, Education and Training, Forecast, Diversity, Cultural Competence, Population Demographics

Tag: Nursing

Authors: Timothy Bates, Susan Chapman, Renae Waneka

ISSUE BRIEF: Concern over the lack of diversity in California’s RN population has been raised by educators, nursing leadership, private foundations, and policy makers. This issue brief is one in a series of briefs presenting a profile of California’s current and projected population, selected health professions workforce, and trended data describing selected health professions education programs in the state. In this brief we... Read More

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