Becker's Healthcare May 2, 2024
Health systems are working diligently to improve nurse staffing, and early evidence suggests these efforts are starting to pay off.
Nurse.org surveyed 2,427 U.S. nurses between November 2023 and February 2024. One-third of nurses said their units were adequately staffed, compared to just 14% in 2022 and 15% in 2021.
Nurses’ perception of the nursing shortage has also improved slightly since 2022, though a majority still believe the shortage is worsening. Eighty-four percent of respondents held this view, down from...