Hospice News April 18, 2023
Recent data may give hospice providers deeper insight around the driving forces of nursing shortages.
Hospices may see a mass exodus of registered nurses in coming years, particularly younger, newer and less experienced nurses experiencing pandemic-related burnout, according to an analysis from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
Nearly 900,000 of the nation’s 4.5 million registered nurses expect to leave the health care workforce by 2027, representing roughly one-fifth of the nation’s overall health care workforce, the NCSBN research found.
Almost a quarter (188,962) of these nurses will be younger than 40-years-old who have experienced “unprecedented” workloads during the pandemic.
Additionally, a majority of less experienced nurses indicated that high levels of stress and burnout have led...
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