Nursing Resources

Iowa Nurse Assistance Program (INAP)

Information about the Iowa Nurse Assistance Program is available here.

Iowa Center for Nursing Workforce

Mission Statement: The Iowa Center for Nursing Workforce exists to support a dynamic, well-prepared and diverse nurse workforce to meet the health and wellness needs of Iowans.

Nursing workforce centers across the country exist to address nursing workforce challenges in the areas of supply, demand and education, to ensure an adequate supply of qualified nurses to achieve population health in the United States. Iowa is a member/subscriber of the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers.

Iowa's nursing workforce center is staffed by an Iowa Board of Nursing (IBON) employee. Employment and education data is collected by the IBON through the licensure process for licensed practical nurses, registered nurses and advanced registered nurse practitioners. Statistical information is then reported in the Trends Report, and as needed and requested, by interested stakeholders.

Iowa Career Pathways

The Iowa Department of Education and other partners produce a report to describe health sciences careers. The document can be found on the DOE Iowa Career Pathways webpage.

Requesting a Roster

Here are the instructions with the link to download a current roster from the Iowa Board of Nursing. (Go to step 1) . Rosters can be accessed by the general public and are free of charge.

Please follow the instructions below to access the roster file in FileCloud.

  1. Go to FileCloud
  2. There are two files in that folder:
    • File layout.docx: This file gives you the layout of the roster file. It gives a brief description of all the fields in the roster file.
    • IaNurRoster.xlsx: This is the file that contains all licensee information.
  3. Instructions to open the roster file:
    • DO NOT click on the roster filename, FileCloud will try to open it in a viewer. This will error out, stating β€œThe roster file is too large.”
    • Hover over the Icon in front of the file name. The icon changes to a checkbox. Click the checkbox, then you will see an option in the upper right to download the file. The file is large and will take some time to download.

The data extracted to the excel spreadsheet will include names, license type (LPN, RN, ARNP), and Iowa county. You may also filter options for gender, ethnicity, highest degree held, employment setting, employment position, employment specialty, and ARNP specialty. 

Data Privacy. Following the passage of HF 776 in May 2025 and pursuant to Iowa Code Section 10A.508, the department does not provide private information of licensed persons. Private information includes "information that can be used alone or in combination with other information to identify, contact, or locate a person in that person's individual or private capacity, or the disclosure of which would otherwise constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy..."

Private information may include but is not limited to:

  • Social Security number
  • Driver's license number
  • Financial account information
  • Individual taxpayer ID number
  • Personal identification number
  • Date of birth
  • Other unique identifying number
  • Home address
  • Home telephone number
  • Email address
  • Other contact information
  • Names of the licensee's minor children

Reports and Data

The Iowa Board of Nursing produces an annual report of nursing statistics:

Reports and data from previous years are available upon request. 

Wage Information

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Wage Information by nursing category can be found at the following links: