Study: Nurses remain passionate about patient care despite challenges

Study: Nurses remain passionate about patient care despite challenges

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., a market-leading technology-enabled workforce solutions platform and consulting firm, announced its annual national survey of nurses and students. Overall, the study found that nurses remain passionate about patient care, citing supporting people through meaningful work (66 percent) but also highlighting areas of dissatisfaction and ongoing challenges in the industry, including pay rates/compensation (86 percent), staffing shortages (53 percent), stress (39 percent) and burnout (35 percent) as the top career dissatisfiers im Beruf. The survey, conducted in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, provides meaningful and actionable insights to equip healthcare facility leaders, academics, nursing students and professionals with the most relevant issues challenging the profession.

Nursing is one of the most trusted professions in the world. A nurse supports you through all stages of life – from birth to death and everything in between. You make life-changing decisions every day. This study allows us to take the pulse of today’s challenges facing the profession and address them head-on by listening to their concerns and taking action.”

Hank Drummond, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.

Among other key findings:

• Studentische Krankenschwestern gaben an, dass sie sich am meisten Sorgen über Stress (45 Prozent), nicht genügend Personal zur Deckung des Bedarfs (35 Prozent) und das Gefühl der Überarbeitung (27 Prozent) machen.
• Fast ein Drittel (28 Prozent) der Pflegekräfte gaben an, dass ihr Wunsch, den Beruf zu verlassen, seit der Pandemie dramatisch zugenommen habe, während diejenigen, die angaben, dass ihr Wunsch zu bleiben, seit der Pandemie gestiegen seien, von 24 Prozent im letzten Jahr auf 4 Prozent in diesem Jahr gesunken seien.
• Sinnvolle Arbeit, Einkommen und Lebensstil sind die Hauptgründe, um im Feld zu bleiben. Allerdings gab fast die Hälfte (48 Prozent) der derzeit beschäftigten Pflegekräfte an, dass sie nicht wieder Pflegekraft werden würden, wenn sie mit ihrem früheren Selbst sprechen könnten oder nicht wüssten, ob sie dies tun würden.
• Dreißig Prozent der Krankenschwestern gaben an, dass sie planen, in absehbarer Zeit in diesem Beruf zu arbeiten, obwohl 23 Prozent planen, sich in ein bis zwei Jahren nach einer neuen Karriere umzusehen, und 13 Prozent planen, in ein bis fünf Jahren in den Ruhestand zu gehen.

“The results of our survey of nearly 2,000 employed and aspiring nurses highlight ongoing challenges facing the profession and give us a roadmap to address their concerns with innovative strategies that meet the needs of nurses and the health care system,” said Safiya George, Ph.D., dean and professor at FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.

The Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing offers accredited programs at all levels to prepare and educate students, including various tracks toward a BSN, Master of Science in Nursing, Ph.D. and DNP focused on nursing science. A BSN-DNP program with a psychiatric mental health nurse concentration and postgraduate dermatology and telemedicine certificate courses, as well as other concentrations that intersect innovation and technology, are also offered to address the healthcare provider shortage.

Cross Country Healthcare is employing strategies to transform the nursing profession, including an ongoing review of pay rates and retention practices, identifying new avenues for education, licensure and talent development with an emphasis on flexibility and growth opportunities, and investing in innovation to strengthen the nursing workforce.

"Nurses are passionate but exhausted, and there is room for meaningful change. The demand for patient care is increasing exponentially," said Michael Skovira, chief medical officer at Cross Country Healthcare. "We must change how we educate, train, hire, manage and treat our nurses. We have all the tools to start now, but we cannot implement these practices if we continue to blame the pandemic for a situation that has been growing for years. We must come together as an industry and start now."

Cross Country has launched several initiatives and continues to invest heavily in technology and digital transformation to support these strategies, including the new CrossCountry.com as a new way to seamlessly and seamlessly engage caregivers.

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Florida Atlantic University

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