Advisory Board July 24, 2024
According to a new study published in JAMA Network Open, fewer nurses said they planned to leave their jobs in 2023 compared to 2022. However, retention remains a significant problem, with almost a third of RNs saying they plan to leave their position within the next year.
3 underlying causes of nurse recruitment and retention challenges
Nurses report slight workplace improvements from 2022 to 2023
For the study, researchers compared data from the Michigan Nurses’ Study that was collected at two different time points: Feb. 22 to March 1, 2022, and May 17 to June 1, 2023. In 2022, 9,150 nurses responded to the survey, and in 2023, 7,059 nurses responded.
Across the two survey groups, the majority of...