Becker's Healthcare February 16, 2024
Despite being the top trusted profession in the U.S. for 22 years running, nurses are the least respected and most stressed, according to experts and national data.
In an analysis of the nation’s 873 most stressful jobs, five of the top 10 are in healthcare. The roles are urologists (No. 1), anesthesiology assistants (No. 3), acute care nurses (No. 6), obstetricians and gynecologists (No. 7), and nurse anesthetists (No. 10).
The results weren’t surprising to Rachael Drake, MSN, RN, divisional chief nursing officer at MUSC Health, or to Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, RN, president of the American Nurses Association.
Nursing is inherently stressful, Dr. Mensik Kennedy said, but extra stressors are burdening the workforce. These include an...
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