Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies

Who We Are

The Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies (TCNWS) is part of the Center for Health Statistics at the Department of State Health Services and serves as a resource for data and research on the nursing workforce in Texas. This includes collecting and analyzing data on nurses in Texas in regard to:

• Educational and employment trends
• Supply and demand trends
• Nursing workforce demographics
• Migration of nurses

Mission

To develop and maintain a statewide system that serves stakeholders by describing and forecasting the supply and demand of the changing nursing workforce in Texas.

Vision

Quality healthcare for all Texans through an optimal nursing workforce based on reliable, valid, and useful data.

Latest News

• The next meeting for the TCNWS Advisory Committee is scheduled for October 4th, 2023.
• The 2022 Vocational, Professional, and Graduate Nursing Education Program Information Survey (NEPIS) Reports are now published. View the reports.
• The 2022 Workplace Violence Against Nurses Employer Nurse Staffing Study is now published. View the reports.
• The 2022 Hospital, Long Term Care, Home Health & Hospice Care, and Texas Governmental Public Health Nurse Staffing Study reports are now published. View the reports.

Contact Us

Have questions about nursing data? Interested in having a TCNWS representative at your conference? Want more information on what we do? Contact Us!

By Email: TCNWS@dshs.texas.gov
Phone: 512-776-6723
Fax: 512-776-7344

Mail:
Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies
Department of State Health Services
MC 1898
PO Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714-­9347