7 in 10 nurses mention insufficient staffing levels and high workloads as the top reasons why they want to leave their workplace. More than 66% say they regularly work short staffed, while 75% of nurses say their workplace is regularly over capacity.
44% of early-career nurses are dissatisfied with their career choice. Close to 34% intend to leave the profession, while 28% rate their mental health as very poor or terrible.
36% of nurses say they are exploring agency work or increasing the amount of agency work they already do. Private nursing agencies siphon nurses away from public health care institutions across the country.