Originally published by the Program on Health Workforce Research & Policy at the Sheps Center

September 25, 2024

The Program on Health Workforce Research and Policy conducted a study on the North Carolina Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Workforce with support from the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON). The study team, Erin Fraher, Connor Sullivan, Catherine Moore, Tony Kane, Andy Knapton, Lorinda Coombs, and Evan Galloway used NC licensure data from the NCBON to describe the demographic, education, practice, and geographic characteristics of Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) in North Carolina from 2013 to 2022. In addition to licensure data, an Expert Advisory Board comprised of North Carolina Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) leaders and workforce stakeholders from a diverse range of state and national organizations provided their expertise situating the data with lived experience of NC APRNs.

The study report, “North Carolina Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: A Report on the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Workforce in North Carolina,” details the findings of the study. The information generated from the study will help policy makers and nurse leaders make critical decisions about the future education, regulation, and deployment of the APRN workforce in North Carolina’s rapidly changing health care