Data Sources

In addition to national data sources, data may be obtained in some cases from nationally funded studies. Further, an examination of published systematic reviews and meta-analyses are good approaches to estimating workforce variables of interest.

Don’t forget to check our archive of correctional nursing literature under our Library Tab.

The Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) provides annual data on workload, activities, and outcomes associated with federal criminal cases.

The National Practitioner Data Bank is a web-based repository of reports used as a workforce tool to enhance professional review efforts, and prevent health care fraud and abuse, with the ultimate goal of protecting the public.

The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN) is the longest running survey of registered nurses in the United States, conducted by HRSA every two years since 1977.

Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) The website provides maps, data, reports, and dashboards to the public about HRSA’s health care programs. Data here include health workforce shortage areas, medically underserved populations, grants, scholarships and loans, and national workforce data analyses.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) data is about workplace safety and health, including Severe Injury Dashboard, Fatality Inspection, Injury Tracking, Establishment inspection and cited standards.

The U.S. Census Bureau currently collects data on industry, occupation) and class of worker for Americans in the labor force on several surveys. The largest surveys are: American Community Survey, Current Population Survey and Survey of Income and Program Participation.

The U.S. Department of Labor, your local American Job Center, and State Workforce Development Boards provide valuable local date including some demographics.

National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers partners with the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) every two years to conduct the only national-level survey specifically focused on the U.S. nursing workforce. They are pursuing a National Nursing Workforce Center Act to support public-private partnerships seeking to stabilize, support, analyze, develop, and invest in growing the nursing workforce.

Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis are a resource for finding data sources and conducting systematic searches of biomedical literature. Each database includes a unique collection. Commonly used collections: PUBMED, Cochran Library, CINAH, Google Scholar, ClinicalTrials.gov, Web of Science, GreyNet, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses to name a few. Most are accessed through a library, but a growing number of individual journals are moving toward open access.