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Monthly Statistics

The following is a breakdown of the current population licensed by the Board as of March, 2008:

Description Active Inactive Total
Registered Nurses 335,700 18,473 354,173
Clinical Nurse Specialists 2,645 19 2,664
Nurse Anesthetists 1,953 31 1,984
Nurse-Midwives 1,166 16 1,182
Nurse-Midwife Furnishing 709 4 713
Nurse Practitioners 14,577 311 14,888
Nurse Practitioner Furnishing 10,112 73 10,185
Psychiatric/Mental Health 382 22 404
Public Health Nurse 45,422 2,562 47,984
Continuing Education Providers 3,400 N/A 3,400