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RN Vacancy Rates in North Carolina Hospitals: Summer 2000 February, 2001
Table 11. Coping Strategies by Rural / Urban Location – Emergency Room Nurses
Percentage of rural or urban hospitals using specific strategies:
The number of hospitals naming
Emergency Room Nurses as
‘ Hard- to- Find’:
Grow
our
own
Short
term
temp
staff
Long
term
temp
staff
New
hire
bonus
paid
Import
foreign
nurses
Expand
use of
LPNs or
UAPs
Internal
float
pool
staff
Require
mand-atory
over
time
Rural 14 71.4 42.9 28.6 21.4 7.1 28.6 64.3 42.9
Urban 13 76.9 69.2 76.9 46.1 7.7 23.1 38.5 30.8
Total 27 *
* The difference between these rural / urban proportions is significantly different at the 0.05 level.
Table 12. Coping Strategies by Rural / Urban Location – Operating Room Nurses
Percentage of rural or urban hospitals using specific strategies:
The number of hospitals naming
Operating Room Nurses as
‘ Hard- to- Find’:
Grow
our
own
Short
term
temp
staff
Long
term
temp
staff
New
hire
bonus
paid
Import
foreign
nurses
Expand
use of
LPNs or
UAPs
Internal
float
pool
staff
Require
mand-atory
over
time
Rural 5 20.0 20.0 40.0 20.0 0 0 40.0 40.0
Urban 12 50.0 16.7 33.3 25.0 8.3 8.3 16.7 41.7
Total 17
Table 13. Coping Strategies by Rural / Urban Location – RNs: skills not specified
Percentage of rural or urban hospitals using specific strategies:
The number of hospitals naming
Registered Nurses ( in general)
as ‘ Hard- to- Find’:
Grow
our
own
Short
term
temp
staff
Long
term
temp
staff
New
hire
bonus
paid
Import
foreign
nurses
Expand
use of
LPNs or
UAPs
Internal
float
pool
staff
Require
mand-atory
over
time
Rural 11 63.6 36.4 36.4 27.3 0 18.2 72.7 36.4
Urban 8 37.5 50.0 37.5 25.0 0 12.5 62.5 50.0
Total 19
Table 14. Coping Strategies by Rural / Urban Location – LPNs
Percentage of rural or urban hospitals using specific strategies:
The number of hospitals naming
LPNs ( in general) as ‘ Hard- to-
Find’:
Grow
our
own
Short
term
temp
staff
Long
term
temp
staff
New
hire
bonus
paid
Import
foreign
nurses
Expand
use of
LPNs or
UAPs
Internal
float
pool
staff
Require
mand-atory
over
time
Rural 6 66.7 0 0 16.7 0 0 50.0 33.3
Urban 6 50.0 83.3 33.3 16.7 16.7 0 33.3 50.0
Total 12
