Advisory Board November 14, 2024
Ali Knight, MBA, BSN, RN, Monica Westhead

According to a new study published in JAMA Network Open, nurse burnout was consistently linked to lower quality of care, reduced patient safety, and lower patient satisfaction.

3 underlying causes of nurse recruitment and retention challenges

Study details and key findings

Researchers performed a meta-analysis of 85 studies published between 1994 and 2024. Overall, there were 288,581 nurses from over 5,300 hospitals in 32 countries. Nurses in any specialty were eligible for inclusion, but midwives, nursing assistants, nursing students, and combined samples of nurses and physicians were excluded. The median sample size was 458 individuals, with a mean age of 34 years.

The majority of participants were female (82.7%) and white (70.9%). In addition, 42% had a bachelor’s degree...

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