By The Numbers
~5%
At hospitals with high nurse dissatisfaction, physician turnover is about 4-5% higher
“Physician and NurseWell- Being, Turnover Rates, and Adverse Outcomes, Patient Safety, and Interventions” JAMA Health Forum*
40%+
nurses who said they would leave their hospital if possible
“Physician and NurseWell-Being, Turnover Rates, and Adverse Outcomes, Patient Safety, and Interventions” JAMA Health Forum*
$64.4 billion
health care staffing market in 2022 (more than triple 2019)
Staffing Industry Analysts, April 2023
2 out of 3
nurses under 35 reported feeling burned out
2022 Survey by American Nurses Foundation
40,000 days
projected reduction of patient lengths of stay with a 4:1 staffing ratios in Illinois
Lasater KB, Aiken LH, Sloane D, et al “Patient outcomes and cost savings associated with hospital safe nurse staffing legislation: an observational study” BMJ Open 2021
↓ 25%
amount travel nursing sector is expected to contract in 2023
Staffing Industry Analysts, April 2023
54%
nurses say their hospital has too few nurses
“Physician and NurseWell-Being, Turnover Rates, and Adverse Outcomes, Patient Safety, and Interventions” JAMA Health Forum July 2023*
No. 2
After “improving nurse staffing levels,” which tops the list, most nurses say the best way to reduce burnout is being able to take breaks without interruption.
“Physician and NurseWell-Being, Turnover Rates, and Adverse Outcomes, Patient Safety, and Interventions” JAMA Health Forum July 2023*
How often are you asked to cover additional shifts?
23% daily
36% weekly
American Nurses Foundation, Pulse on the Nation’s Nurses COVID-19 Survey Series: Workplace Survey, June-July 2022
*Authored by researchers at the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research/Leonard Davis Institute
Penn Nursing Magazine, Fall 2023 Issue
