Economic output in the state of Texas can gain by as much as $8 billion and create as many as 100,000 nursing jobs if health officials capitalize on advanced practice registered nurses, an economic analysis concluded.
The Austin Business Journal reports the study sponsored by Texas Team Advancing Health through Nursing and probed by Ray Perryman noted the use of APRNs has the opportunity to help people continue saving and more efficiently practice medicine.
"Using APRNs more fully for treatment and for tasks clearly within the scope of their education and expertise can lead to significant health care savings and efficiencies," Perryman told the news source.
The increased use of those nurses would bring about 97,205 new permanent career opportunities, $8 billion in economic output and more than $16 billion in total expenditures each year in Texas. As many as 177,220 permanent jobs and $23.6 billion in economic output is forecast to occur by 2040.
The Texas Team Advancing Health Through Nursing is tasked with improving Texans' health with nursing and by employing recommendations noted in the report by the Institute of Medicine.