The COVID-19 pandemic had tremendous repercussions on the well-being of healthcare workers, especially nurses. According to this survey conducted in 2023, a third of registered nurses in the United States stated it was likely they would leave nursing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Distribution of registered nurses by likelihood of them leaving the field of nursing for another occupation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2023
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The question was framed as "How likely are you to leave the field of nursing for
another occupation as a result of the pandemic?"
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 by likelihood of them leaving the field of nursing for another occupation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389535/nurses-leaving-for-another-occupation-because-of-the-pandemic-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Distribution of registered nurses by likelihood of them leaving the field of nursing for another occupation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2023." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389535/nurses-leaving-for-another-occupation-because-of-the-pandemic-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. (2023). Distribution of registered nurses by likelihood of them leaving the field of nursing for another occupation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389535/nurses-leaving-for-another-occupation-because-of-the-pandemic-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Distribution of Registered Nurses by Likelihood of Them Leaving The Field of Nursing for Another Occupation as a Result of The Covid-19 Pandemic in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389535/nurses-leaving-for-another-occupation-because-of-the-pandemic-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins, Distribution of registered nurses by likelihood of them leaving the field of nursing for another occupation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389535/nurses-leaving-for-another-occupation-because-of-the-pandemic-united-states/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Distribution of registered nurses by likelihood of them leaving the field of nursing for another occupation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2023 [Graph], Merritt Hawkins, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389535/nurses-leaving-for-another-occupation-because-of-the-pandemic-united-states/