Advisory Board April 11, 2024
According to a new study published in JAMA Network Open, over 25% of nurses left healthcare because of burnout or emotional exhaustion.
Our take: Recommendations for stabilizing the RN workforce
Study details and key findings
For the study, researchers analyzed data from actively licensed RNs in New York and Illinois between April 13 and June 22, 2021. Overall, there were 7,887 nurses who recently ended their healthcare careers between 2018 and 2021. The respondents had an average of 30.8 years of experience.
The mean age of the respondents was 60.1 years, 93% were women, and 78% were white. Among the respondents, 694 were employed outside of healthcare, 2,287 were not currently employed, and 4,906 were retired.
Overall, 39% of...
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