The number of practicing nurses employed in Austria increased by 2,887 nurses (+3.14 percent) in 2021. With 94,909 nurses, the number of practicing nurses thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Notably, the number of practicing nurses continuously increased over the last years. Practising nurses are defined as nurses who provide services directly to patients. It includes professional nurses and associate professional nurses as well as foreign nurses with a license to work in a certain country. Retired and unemployed nurses are excluded from the number of practising nurses, as well as nurses who are not in direct contact with patients, midwives, nurses working abroad, students who have not yet graduated, and nurses without a recognized certification.
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OECD. (November 14, 2023). Number of practicing nurses employed in Austria from 2002 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/461350/practising-nurses-employment-in-austria/
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