Advisory Board November 11, 2022
As hospitals continue to struggle with staffing shortages, many nurses are growing frustrated and burnt out, and 50% are considering leaving the profession altogether, according to new survey from OnePoll and connectRN.
Nurses are struggling amid widespread staffing issues
For the survey, connectRN collected responses from 1000 nurses in October about their staffing concerns and how they were feeling about their jobs.
Overall, almost two-thirds (65%) of nurses said that insufficient staffing is one of their biggest current frustrations. Other top frustrations include low wages (39%) and a lack of respect for the work they do (34%).
Many nurses also felt that staffing shortages have negatively impacted patient care. Ninety percent of nurses said they believed the quality of patient...