Chief Healthcare Executive August 5, 2022
Ron Southwick

About a quarter of nurses say they have appropriate staffing, according to a new survey by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Many nurses don’t feel safe.

Hospitals around the country are dealing with a shortage of nurses, and a new survey suggests it could get worse.

Only 24% of nurses said they have adequate staffing more than 75% of the time, according to a new study released Thursday by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. In 2018, 39% of nurses said they had appropriate staffing the majority of the time.

Two out of three nurses (67%) said they intend to leave their current position within three years, compared with 54% in 2018. Among those who say they would leave...

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