Healthcare DIVE May 1, 2023
Nurses are less satisfied with their jobs, more stressed and more likely to report plans to leave the field than in previous years as the repercussions of the pandemic continue to weigh on the profession, according to a new survey.
About 30% of nurses said they would leave their career in 2023, up from 23% in 2021, the survey from AMN Healthcare published Monday found.
Nurses, on the front lines of the pandemic, have been adversely affected by COVID-19, dealing with burnout, patient violence and moral distress, according to past surveys and reports.
AMN polled more than 800,000 nurses in early January and received more than 18,000 completed questionnaires.
Health systems have been struggling with labor costs as they...