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Nurse Burnout and Retention Strategies

Northeastern State University

The term “burnout” has garnered much attention over the past few years. While nurse burnout has always been an issue, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the issue. With the right tools, these nursing leaders can mitigate the burnout trend and more effectively retain their nursing staff.

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Nurses Leaving the Workforce!

SelfCare for HealthCare

About 100,000 registered nurses in the U.S. left the workplace due to the stresses of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the results of a survey published by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. The same was true of 189,000 additional nurses with 10 or fewer years of experience and an average age of 36. in 2022.

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Re-imagining nursing’s social contract with the public

American Nurse

In April 2023, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing unveiled research that revealed approximately 100,000 RNs left the workforce during the pandemic due to stress, burnout, and retirements; another 610,388 reported an “intent to leave” the workforce by 2027. May 15, 2018. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(2):e2036469.

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