Nursing and midwifery labour force 2008
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010) Nursing and midwifery labour force 2008, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 23 September 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2010). Nursing and midwifery labour force 2008. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Nursing and midwifery labour force 2008. AIHW, 2010.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Nursing and midwifery labour force 2008. Canberra: AIHW; 2010.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010, Nursing and midwifery labour force 2008, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2008 the total number of registered and enrolled nurses estimated by the Nursing and Midwifery Labour Force Survey was 312,736, an increase of 10.6% since 2004. The nursing workforce continued to age between 1997 and 2008; the proportion of nurses aged 50 years or over increased from 18.9% to 34.4%.The number of full time equivalent nurses per 100,000 population increased by 15.2% between 2004 and 2008, and the profession continued to be predominantly female, with females comprising 91% of employed nurses in 2008.
- ISSN: 1446-9820
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-066-3
- Cat. no: AUS 130
- Pages: 8