Study: Arkansas ranks near bottom for nurses

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas is not as good a place for a nursing career as most other states, according to one study.

A WalletHub study released Tuesday showed that the Natural State ranked 48^th of the 50 states for nurses. The study used 20 key metrics to determine a score based on a state’s opportunity and competition followed by its work environment.

Arkansas placed closer to the middle in the opportunity and competition ranking at 38, but was driven down-scale for its 46 ranking in the work environment.

The opportunity and competition metrics included measuring average starting and annual salary, quality of nursing schools and nursing job openings per capita. Work environment used metrics such as the ratio of nurses to hospital beds and the quality of public hospital systems.