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The Michigan Professional Nurse Development program provides both training opportunities and annual nursing workforce data to support a continuous supply of prepared direct care nurses, nursing faculty, and nursing educational programs while promoting safety in nursing practice.

Transition to Practice

A free, self paced online training course for newly licensed nurses and nurses transitioning to a new care setting. The training consists of 5 courses: Communication in Healthcare, Safety in Healthcare, Evidence-Based Practice, Preventing and Responding to Violence in the Workplace, and Safety and Professionalism in Community-based Nursing Practice (Appendix 1: Further Resources for Trainers). Participants successfully completing each course may choose to earn free nursing continuing education hours.

Transition to practice
Licensure Data

Licensure Data and Mapping

This section focuses on nurse licensure data for all nurses who are licensed to practice in Michigan. Data are presented in easy to use maps, tables and charts to illustrate the distribution of Michigan nurses, both in absolute numbers and relative to the State’s population. Information regarding the age distribution of nurses across the state is also included. Click the button below to begin exploring nurse licensure data since 2009.

Licensure Survey Data

Each year all nurses who are licensed within the State of Michigan are sent an email invitation to participate in Michigan’s annual nurse survey. Results provide information about the supply of and demand for nurses in Michigan, and are used to inform state and local decision-making regarding the recruitment, education, and employment of nurses in Michigan. Click the button below to view the survey results.

Licensure Survey Data