Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing, 1998-1999 / Linda E. Berlin, Geraldine D. Bednash and Katherine L. Hosier.

This document presents data on enrollment and graduation rates in U.S. undergraduate and graduate nursing programs in 34 tables. Data are based on a 1998 survey of 531 public and private universities and four-year colleges. Introductory information includes definitions of terms used in the survey, Carnegie classification definitions, and a description of the survey methodology. Highlights of the data are then identified for the following areas: (1) fall 1998 enrollment and graduations; two-year comparisons in enrollment and graduations; (3) five-year trends in enrollment and graduations; (4) nurse practitioner enrollment and graduations; (5) master's programs; (6) master's enrollment and graduations by major area of study; (7) two-year comparisons of master's enrollment and graduations by major area of study; (8) master's nurse practitioner enrollment and graduations by specialty area; (9) post-base registered nurse (certificate) enrollment and completions by specialty area; (10) post-master's nurse practitioner enrollment and completions; (11) employment status of graduates; and (12) fall 1998 applicants not accommodated by generic (entry-level) baccalaureate and master's nurse practitioner programs. Appended are a list of schools with baccalaureate and graduate programs who provided data for the report and a list of entities other than schools of nursing that provided data on nurse practitioners for the report. (DB)

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