Nearly a third of nurses nationwide say they are likely to leave the profession [View all]
Close to a third of nurses nationwide say they are likely to leave the profession for another career due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey from AMN Healthcare shows.
This level is up at least seven points since 2021. And the survey found that the ongoing shortage of nurses is likely to continue for years to come.
About 94% of nurses who responded to the AMN Healthcare survey said that there was a severe or moderate shortage of nurses in their area, with half saying the shortage was severe. And around 89% of registered nurses (RNs) said the nursing shortage is worse than five years ago.
Nurses aren't optimistic about the future, either. At least 80% of those surveyed expect that to get much worse in another five years, the report shows.
Unions representing nurses have long warned about the problem facing the profession, said National Nurses United President Deborah Burger and President of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Jane Hopkins. Both women are also RNs.
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173107527/nursing-staffing-crisis
Nurses should be treated like professionals and not like disposable parts or slaves. (speaking as a retired RN here)
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