Fortune June 6, 2022
The global pandemic has highlighted the incredible importance of medical professionals. Iconic scenes of a grateful population banging pots and pans to thank those on the front lines of a deadly disease are forever etched into our national lore.
Yet two years later, burnout and stress are taking a severe toll on the nursing field. One national survey found more than a third of nurses expect to leave the bedside in 2022. A new McKinsey analysis projects a 450,000 shortfall of nurses available for direct patient care by 2025.
It will take more than words to reverse this concerning trend. Here are three steps public and private stakeholders can take to provide today’s nurses with the support they...