MedCity News March 27, 2025
The ongoing nursing shortage facilitates high turnover rates since nurses know they won’t have difficulties finding new jobs. In order to retain and attract staff, it’s in a facility’s best interest to understand what nurses want.
What do nurses want?
Research provides contradictory data on nurse preferences for shift length and time. For instance, although many nurses report a preference for 12-hour shifts, studies have found that job dissatisfaction is higher among those who work longer shifts.
A study titled “Nurses’ experiences and preferences around shift patterns: A scoping review” explored evidence regarding this issue in the international literature.
What did it find?
The staffing change nurses most want is having a choice.
Agency is key in predicting nurse wellbeing....
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