This page contains all of the nurse and healthcare jobs currently listed on Nurse Job Shop in Oklahoma.
There were over 27,000 licensed registered nurses (RNs) in Oklahoma in 2000; more than 21,900 were employed in nursing. There were 634.1 RNs per 100,000 population in Oklahoma in 2000, less than the national rate of 780.2.
In 2000, Oklahoma ranked 3rd among the states in the per capita employment of Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses (LPNs), with 389.6 LPNs per 100,000 population as compared to the national rate of 240.8 per 100,000. Oklahoma ranked 20th in the number of LPNs employed in 2000 with 13,460 workers.
Oklahoma had 604 nurse practitioners in 2000. This was equal to 17.5 nurse practitioners per 100,000 population, less than the national rate of 33.7. Oklahoma had one of the lowest ratios of nurse practitioners per capita in the nation.
With 40 certified nurse midwives in 2000, Oklahoma had 1.2 certified nurse midwife per 100,000 population, well below the national rate of 2.9. Oklahoma ranked 43rd among states in certified nurse midwives per capita.
With 251 certified registered nurse anesthetists in 2003, Oklahoma had 7.3 nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population, less than the national rate of 9.3.
