In 2023, most nurses were satisfied with the quality of care they could provide in the United States. According to this 2023 survey, 63 percent of registered nurses were satisfied with the care they could provide to patients. Nonetheless, that year, 27 percent of surveyed registered nurses stated to be dissatisfied with the quality of care they could provide, of which nine percent were extremely dissatisfied.
Distribution of registered nurses by satisfaction with the quality of care they are able to provide in their current job in the United States in 2023
The question was framed as "How satisfied are you with the quality of care you
are able to provide in your current job as 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 by satisfaction with the quality of care they are able to provide in their current job in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389163/satisfaction-of-nurses-with-quality-of-care-provided-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Distribution of registered nurses by satisfaction with the quality of care they are able to provide in their current job in the United States in 2023." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389163/satisfaction-of-nurses-with-quality-of-care-provided-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. (2023). Distribution of registered nurses by satisfaction with the quality of care they are able to provide in their current job in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389163/satisfaction-of-nurses-with-quality-of-care-provided-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Distribution of Registered Nurses by Satisfaction with The Quality of Care They Are Able to Provide in Their Current Job in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389163/satisfaction-of-nurses-with-quality-of-care-provided-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins, Distribution of registered nurses by satisfaction with the quality of care they are able to provide in their current job in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389163/satisfaction-of-nurses-with-quality-of-care-provided-united-states/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Distribution of registered nurses by satisfaction with the quality of care they are able to provide in their current job in the United States in 2023 [Graph], Merritt Hawkins, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389163/satisfaction-of-nurses-with-quality-of-care-provided-united-states/
