How is diversity represented in the nursing workforce within the state of North Carolina?
Diversity in North Carolina: • 11.9% of the RN workforce comes from underrepresented groups • 6.3% of nurses are male • African Americans represent 21.6% of the state’s population and 8% of the nursing workforce • Hispanics are 4.7% of the state’s population and .06% of the nursing workforce • The Hispanic population in North Carolina over the last decade has had the largest rate of growth (393%) of any state in the nation
