Nurses keep quitting. What can you do about it?

The median number of years nurses have been working at their organizations dropped from 3.58 in 2021 to 2.78 in 2022, according to a new study by Epic Research—reflecting the continuation of significant nurse turnover.

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Study details and key findings

For the study, researchers analyzed data for more than 26 million 12-hour nursing shifts from 539,765 RNs at 189 U.S. health care organizations.

To measure turnover, the researchers calculated the median length of time nurses have been at their current organizations. Overall, the researchers found that the median tenure for nurses dropped from 3.58 years in March 2021 to 2.78 years in...