{"id":29489,"date":"2023-05-01T16:03:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/one-third-of-us-nurses\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T16:04:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:04:06","slug":"one-third-of-us-nurses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/one-third-of-us-nurses\/","title":{"rendered":"One-third of US nurses plan to quit profession &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Khushi Mandowara and Leroy  Leo<\/p>\n<p>(Reuters) &#8211;     Almost a third of the nurses in the United States are considering leaving their profession after the COVID-19 pandemic left them overwhelmed and fatigued, according to a survey.<\/p>\n<p>The survey of over 18,000 nurses, conducted by AMN Healthcare Services Inc in January, showed on Monday that 30% of the participants are looking to quit their career, up 7 percentage points over 2021, when the pandemic-triggered wave of resignations began.<\/p>\n<p>The survey also showed that 36% of the nurses plan to continue working in the sector but may change workplaces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This really underscores the continued mental health and well-being challenges the nursing workforce experiences post pandemic,&#8221; AMN Healthcare CEO Cary Grace told Reuters in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>The survey showed there are various changes needed, with 69% of nurses seeking increased salaries and 63% of them seeking a safer working environment to reduce their stress.<\/p>\n<p>This comes at a time hospital operator and sector bellwether HCA Healthcare Inc indicated a recovery in staffing situation.<\/p>\n<p>While a shortage of staff in hospitals has been an issue for a couple of years, it gained traction globally in late 2021 and hit a peak early last year following a large number of resignations due to burn out.<\/p>\n<p>The staffing crisis drove up costs at hospital operators, while boosted profits at medical staffing providers such as AMN Healthcare.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p> (Reporting by Leroy Leo and Khushi Mandowara in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/one-third-of-us-nurses\/nurses-stand-in-a-hospital-doorway-watching-a-nurses-protest\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportBusinessNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ400JJ-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ400JJ-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/one-third-of-us-nurses\/file-photo-mobile-vaccination-teams-begin-visiting-los-angeles-schools\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportBusinessNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ400JH-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ400JH-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Khushi Mandowara and Leroy Leo (Reuters) &#8211; Almost a third of the nurses in the United States are considering leaving their profession after the COVID-19 pandemic left them overwhelmed and fatigued, according to a survey. 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