RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina has the eighth-worst nursing shortage in the nation, a study has found.

According to the study from CheapNursingCEUs, North Carolina has 1,674 nurses per 100,000 residents. There are 185,007 in the state overall, with 162,197 registered nurses and 22,810 nurse practitioners.

The worst nursing shortage is in Utah, which has 1,340 nurses per 100,000 residents. Rounding out the top 10 are Washington, Georgia, Wyoming, Maryland, Colorado, Texas, Virginia, and Arizona, according to the study.

The study found the national average number of nurses per 100,000 residents is 2,057. Hawaii has the most nurses at 2,967 per 100,000 residents.

Information about the number of registered nurses and nurse practitioners in the nation was provided by the National Cou

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