In 2023, only one-half of nurses will likely encourage others to become nurses in the United States. According to this 2023 survey, the share of registered nurses in the U.S. who are likely to encourage others to become nurses stood at 50 percent. That year, only 23 percent of surveyed registered nurses stated that it was extremely likely that they would encourage others to become a nurse, while a third thought it unlikely.
Distribution of registered nurses who are likely to encourage others to become nurses in the United States in 2023, by likelihood
The question was framed as "How likely are you to encourage others to become a nurse?"
The survey polled more than 800,000 Registered Nurses in the United States from Jan. 5 to Jan. 18, 2023, and received 18,226 completed questionnaires used in this report, of which 11,918 were from staff nurses with the remainder being travel nurses, per diem and other. The margin of error is 1% at a 99% confidence level, and the response rate is 2.5%.
Percentages in the report may not total 100% due to
rounding or to comparisons of independent samples.
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Merritt Hawkins. (May 1, 2023). Distribution of registered nurses who are likely to encourage others to become nurses in the United States in 2023, by likelihood [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388937/share-of-nurses-who-would-encourage-others-to-become-nurses-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Distribution of registered nurses who are likely to encourage others to become nurses in the United States in 2023, by likelihood." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388937/share-of-nurses-who-would-encourage-others-to-become-nurses-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. (2023). Distribution of registered nurses who are likely to encourage others to become nurses in the United States in 2023, by likelihood. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388937/share-of-nurses-who-would-encourage-others-to-become-nurses-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Distribution of Registered Nurses Who Are Likely to Encourage Others to Become Nurses in The United States in 2023, by Likelihood." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388937/share-of-nurses-who-would-encourage-others-to-become-nurses-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins, Distribution of registered nurses who are likely to encourage others to become nurses in the United States in 2023, by likelihood Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388937/share-of-nurses-who-would-encourage-others-to-become-nurses-united-states/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Distribution of registered nurses who are likely to encourage others to become nurses in the United States in 2023, by likelihood [Graph], Merritt Hawkins, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388937/share-of-nurses-who-would-encourage-others-to-become-nurses-united-states/
