MedPage Today November 10, 2023
— “It takes a village to raise a nurse,” expert says
Nursing leaders shared strategies for addressing “accelerated burnout” among nurses new to the profession during a panel discussion hosted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) on Thursday.
Approximately 100,000 RNs left the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic and another 800,000 anticipate leaving in the next 5 years, said Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, chief officer of nursing regulation for the NCSBN and the discussion’s moderator, citing a survey in the Journal of Nursing Regulation from April.
Notably, 41% of the RNs who left the workforce were younger on average (mean 36 years) and had less than 10 years’ experience.
“One of the main reasons younger nurses...
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