McKinsey November 6, 2023
Gretchen Berlin, Faith Burns, Amy Hanley, Brad Herbig, Kate Judge, Mhoire Murphy

More than half of surveyed nurses in the United States reported symptoms of burnout. Employers can take additional steps to better support nurses today and sustain the profession for the future.

Healthcare organizations continue to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including prolonged workforce shortages, rising labor costs, and increased staff burnout. Although nurses routinely experience job-related stress and symptoms of burnout, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the challenges of this high-intensity role.

As part of an ongoing, collaborative research effort, the American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation) and McKinsey surveyed more than 7,000 nurses in April and May 2023 to better understand mental health and well-being in the nursing workforce (see sidebar “About the research collaboration between the American Nurses...

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