In 2023, nearly one in five nurses said that they would retire from nursing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to this 2023 survey, 18 percent of surveyed nurses stated they would likely retire from nursing as a consequence of the pandemic, of which seven percent said it to be extremely likely. Nonetheless, most responding nurses stated it was unlikely for them to retire due to COVID-19.
Distribution of registered nurses planning to retire from nursing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2023, by likelihood
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%.
Some 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 planning to retire from nursing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2023, by likelihood [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389420/probability-of-nurses-to-retire-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Distribution of registered nurses planning to retire from nursing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2023, by likelihood." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389420/probability-of-nurses-to-retire-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. (2023). Distribution of registered nurses planning to retire from nursing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2023, by likelihood. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389420/probability-of-nurses-to-retire-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Distribution of Registered Nurses Planning to Retire from Nursing Due to The Covid-19 Pandemic in The United States in 2023, by Likelihood." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389420/probability-of-nurses-to-retire-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins, Distribution of registered nurses planning to retire from nursing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2023, by likelihood Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389420/probability-of-nurses-to-retire-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-united-states/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of registered nurses planning to retire from nursing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2023, by likelihood [Graph], Merritt Hawkins, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389420/probability-of-nurses-to-retire-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-united-states/
