Becker's Healthcare August 4, 2023
Erica Carbajal

A survey of more than 1,300 U.S. nurses found about 50 percent have side hustles outside of nursing to earn extra income — and many of them plan on making side gigs their full-time job, according to newly released findings from staffing platform ConnectRN.

The staffing platform worked with The Nursing Beat, a newsletter, to conduct the survey, and findings were published Aug. 3. Thirty-nine percent of respondents were certified nursing assistants, 27 percent were licensed practical nurses and more than a third were registered nurses.

Four notes:

  • Half of respondents who were new nurses, meaning they were in the profession for less than three years, said they plan to transition out of nursing and make...

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