Using U.S. Census Bureau, FBI crime and Kaiser Family Foundation data, Medicare Health Plans compiled a list of states and U.S. regions boasting the highest percentage of overworked nurses.
Here are the top 10 based on the number of nurses per 1,000 people:
1. Hawaii: 1.9
2. Utah: 5.7
3. Wisconsin: 5.8
4. Wyoming: 6.0
5. Washington, D.C.: 7.9
5. Washington: 7.9
6. North Carolina: 8.3
7. Oregon: 8.4
8. Nevada: 9.2
8. New Hampshire: 9.2
More articles on human capital and risk:
First Hospital Wyoming Valley workers plan strike in Pennsylvania
Lawmakers to investigate rise in assaults at Maryland’s largest state psychiatric hospital
Workers rally outside Utah VA hospital, call on agency to fill staffing vacancies
